MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 authoritative and promising new book relevant to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). distance learning technology has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway allows practicable forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital e-learning technology. There are scarcely any trends in online education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOC courses are based on video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side effort to meet recent increases in the demand for tutoring and elearning. MOOCs are plainly a significant change agent influencing distance learning technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews the current state of online learning technology and open education resources (OERs) in general. This Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection describes a lot of key advances in MOOC courses. This authoritative new book also analyzes open education resources (OER) and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #2. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3. The second part of this book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #7 by Markus Deimann, Alexander Lipka, and Theo Bastiaens. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen. The fifth part of this book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #14 which is titled “Creating a Temporary Spontaneous Mini-Ecosystem through a MOOC”. This chapter was written by Paul Kim and Charlie Chung. For more information about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please go to this books about education reform website.
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