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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is an exceptional and promising book about massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). Digital learning has rapidly improved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach participants all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the information superhighway makes possible potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are hardly any trends in technology-enhanced learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. It has become impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a response to recent increases in the demand for schooling and distance learning. These massive open online courses are surely a significant change agent influencing blended learning technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches opportunities in digital e-learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 book researches dozens of key advancements in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This fascinating new book also analyzes open education resources (OER) and online education topics. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. 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 edited collection see this open education books website.
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