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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design