MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 a dramatic and promising new book having to do with massively open online courses and open education resources. distance learning technology has swiftly expanded in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach students all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the Internet offers types of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning. There are hardly any trends in learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. We can no longer cover these massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side response to global increases in the demand for e-learning and education. MOOC classes are decidedly becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in education. MOOCs and Open Education addresses opportunities in electronic educational technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book considers numerous extraordinary trends in massively online courses (MOOC). This appealing new book also investigates educational resources and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. For more info about this Routledge Chapman & Hall book please go to this blended learning website.
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