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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design