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 is a cutting-edge and promising new edited collection pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. E-learning technology has rapidly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach participants all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are not too many trends in digital elearning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is no longer possible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an effort to respond to increases in the demand for schooling and digital learning. Massively open online courses are becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital learning.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World explores the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual higher education instructors academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection discusses several noteworthy advancements in massive online courses (MOOC). This interesting new book also considers open education and online education topics. This book includes Forward #1. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #8 by Maggie Hartnett, Mark Brown, Amy Wilson. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen. 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”. For more info about this edited collection please visit this best books about education website.
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