Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information 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 considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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