Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design