Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design