MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge Chapman & Hall (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an informative and promising edited collection related to massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). Digital education technology has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the information superhighway makes available powerful types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are hardly any trends in distance learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side effort to respond to dramatic increases in the demand for schooling and online learning. MOOCs are decidedly becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in distance learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World articulates the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual scholars academics, universities, and societies. This book investigates dozens of notable historical trends in massive online courses (MOOC). This edifying new book also reviews open education resources and online education subjects. This book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1 by David Wiley. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown. To learn more about this book see this distance learning book website.
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