Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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