Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research