Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design