Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design