MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge Chapman & Hall. 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 engaging and promising book having to do with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Distance learning technology has quickly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach participants all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web makes possible practicable kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are not many trends in distance learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massive open online courses are based on prerecorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an answer to recent increases in the demand for schooling and learning. These massive open courses are surely a relevant change agent influencing blended learning technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education studies the potential of digital educational technology to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 edited collection explores dozens of significant evolvements in MOOCs. This edifying new book also addresses education resources and online education issues. This book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head. This book includes Chapter #4 which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. The third part of this book includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. The fourth part of this book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 by Sanjaya Mishra, and Asha Kanwar. This book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #15 which is titled “Learning about MOOCs by Talking to Students”. This chapter was written by Chuck Severance. For more details about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection please see this e-learning website.
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