MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a dramatic and promising new edited collection about massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OER). Online education has rapidly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet allows powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for learning technology. There are not too many trends in e-learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. We can no longer cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an effort to meet dramatic increases in the demand for teaching and blended learning. These massive open courses are undoubtedly a significant change agent influencing electronic education technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World articulates the current state of online education technology and educational resources in general. This Routledge edited collection researches dozens of substantial trends in massive online courses (MOOC). This dramatic new book also discusses open educational 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 is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. To find out more about this 2015 book visit this book about open education website.
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