Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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