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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. 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 good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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