Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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