Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design