MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a cutting-edge and promising new edited collection having to do with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERs). Blended learning technology has quickly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach participants in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway provides potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for learning technology. There are scarcely any trends in online education technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. We can no longer cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massive open online courses are based on prerecorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an effort to respond to recent increases in the demand for instruction and blended learning. Massive open online courses are surely becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in online education. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World deals with the potential of digital educational technology to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 book investigates numerous crucial improvements in massive open online courses. This fascinating new book also investigates open education resources (OER) and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. For more details about this 2015 Routledge edited collection visit this open educational book website.
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