Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design