Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design