MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by 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 Around the World is an educative and promising edited collection having to do with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). Digital learning technology has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach humans in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web provides potent forms of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning technology. There are not many trends in blended learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is no longer possible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side response to recent increases in the demand for training and learning. These MOOC courses are decidedly becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World examines the current state of distance learning technology and education resources in general. This Routledge book addresses many noteworthy advancements in massively open online courses (MOOC). This edifying new book also deals with educational resources and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. This book includes Chapter #2 which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. The second part of this book includes Chapter #6 which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. For more info about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please visit this books about education reform website.
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