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 an informative and promising new edited collection relating to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). Distance learning technology has quickly grown in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway allows kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for digital e-learning technology. There are not too many trends in e-learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side effort to meet increases in the demand for edification and distance learning. Massively open online courses are obviously a powerful change agent influencing e-learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World talks about opportunities in elearning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This book explores numerous notable advancements in massively online courses (MOOC). This new book also analyzes open education resources (OER) and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. This book includes Chapter #5 which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. To learn more about this 2015 book go to this open educational book website.
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