MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a thought-provoking and promising edited collection relevant to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. Education has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway provides types of communication and interaction which are essential for electronic education technology. There are hardly any trends in blended learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. It is now impossible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOC classes are based on prerecorded video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a supply-side effort to meet recent increases in the demand for training and distance learning. These MOOC courses are clearly a relevant change agent influencing distance learning technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches opportunities in electronic education technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 edited collection studies quite a few far-reaching advancements in massively open online courses. This interesting new book also describes open educational 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 which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6. To learn more about this Routledge book see this distance education website.
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