Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design