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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design