Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design