MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge. Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is an authoritative and promising new book about massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. E-learning has rapidly advanced in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway provides kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are not too many trends in elearning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massively open online courses are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side effort to meet decades-long increases in the demand for teaching and learning and training. Massive open online courses are decidedly a meaningful change agent influencing digital learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World studies the current state of electronic educational technology and education resources in general. This edited collection addresses dozens of big gains in MOOC classes. This educative new book also researches open education and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1 which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6. To find out more about this 2015 edited collection please see this elearning website.
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