Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design