MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge Published: July 1, 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 breathtaking and promising edited collection having to do with massively open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OER). Online education technology has swiftly expanded in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach students all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the Internet provides powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for electronic educational technology. There are hardly any trends in electronic education technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. We can no longer cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOC classes are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side response to global increases in the demand for schooling and online education. These online MOOC courses are decidedly becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in electronic educational technology. MOOCs and Open Education reviews opportunities in e-learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 book discusses quite a few key changes in massively open online courses. This fine new book also discusses education resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1 by David Wiley which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. 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 which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. For more information about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection please visit this best books about education website.
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