Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design