Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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