MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 pages.
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 thought-provoking and promising new edited collection relating to massively open online courses and open education resources (OERs). Education has swiftly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach humans in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web offers powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are hardly any trends in distance learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOCs are based on video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an answer to global increases in the demand for schooling and education. MOOC courses are clearly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in distance learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education discusses the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This Routledge edited collection explores several meaningful evolvements in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This appealing new book also researches open educational resources and online education issues. 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 #1 by David Wiley. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. To find out more about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please go to this open educational resources website.
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