Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, & Thomas H. Reynolds (2015). MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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As massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other forms of open educational resources (OERs) proliferate, there is an increasing need to better understand how these new forms of digital learning are being implemented in different regions of the world. Teachers, students, governments and many other organizations want to understand these new forms of learning. How can MOOCs be improved? Recent changes in online learning have forced institutions to invent new protocols to handle assessment, accreditation, quality standards, credentialing, motivating MOOC students and many other important issues. To satisfy this increasing demand for understanding, MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes how to conduct a MOOC and other implementations of open education courses. This MOOC book also discusses the potential hazards and educational improvements that are made possible by these new forms of online education. There are many questions being asked about the interaction possibilities, assessment schemes, and delivery formats. What are the different business plans of companies and other entities offering MOOCs today including edX, MITx, Coursera, Udemy, and Udacity? What are the important issues that need to be resolved? This collection of MOOC articles and open education articles discusses useful research findings, practical teaching suggestions and distance learning recommendations. For more information please follow this link:
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MOOCs and Open Education: A report provides a nice summary of some key facts and issues to do with Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs). Open Education: Free online open education. It puts into context not just the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) but also TED Talks. What are MOOCs?: MOOCs are personalized online courses that allow thousands of students to participate. Open educational world: Provides approaches that help the reader navigate the open educational world and allow learners to surf the coming wave of change.
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