MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (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 compelling and promising new edited collection related to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). Technology-enhanced learning has quickly developed in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach learners in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the World Wide Web allows forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital learning. There are hardly any trends in online learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. We can no longer cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOC courses are based on video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for schooling and digital learning. These online MOOC courses are absolutely becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in elearning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual academics academics, universities, and societies. This 2015 edited collection examines several notable changes in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This educative new book also discusses open education resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. 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”. For more info about this book visit this book about open education website.
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