MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 is a scholarly and promising new edited collection about massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. Digital education technology has swiftly expanded in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach students in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet makes possible powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are not too many trends in digital e-learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a response to decades-long increases in the demand for tutoring and learning. Massive open online courses are obviously becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual scientists academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge edited collection deals with dozens of meaningful advances in massively open courses (MOOC). This informative new book also discusses open education and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #2 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. The second part of this book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. For more information about this 2015 book go to this distance education website.
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