MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a fine and promising edited collection pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). distance learning technology has rapidly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the information superhighway makes possible powerful types of communication and interaction which are essential for technology-enhanced learning. There are hardly any trends in elearning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It has become impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are in response to recent increases in the demand for erudition and distance learning. MOOC courses are plainly a powerful change agent influencing online education technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education considers the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This Routledge edited collection examines several important developments in massively online courses (MOOC). This interesting new book also articulates open education resources (OERs) and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder. 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”. The third part of this book includes Chapter #8 which is titled “MOOCs Downunder: Insights from the Open2Study”. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #12 which is titled “MOOCs for Opening Up Education and the OpenupEd Initiative”. The fifth part of this book includes Chapter #16. To learn more about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection go to this open learning website.
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