MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by 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 is a fine and promising new book related to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). Digital learning has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the World Wide Web makes possible powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for digital elearning technology. There are few trends in digital learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for tutoring and distance learning. MOOCs are clearly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in e-learning technology.
MOOCs and Open Education considers the potential of technology-enhanced learning to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 edited collection studies several extraordinary developments in massive online courses (MOOC). This exceptional new book also reviews open education and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. The third part of this book includes Chapter #8 by Maggie Hartnett, Mark Brown, Amy Wilson. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #10 which is titled “AMP: A Tool for Characterizing the Pedagogical Approaches of MOOCs”. The fifth part of this book includes Chapter #16 which is titled “The Collaborative Design and Development of MOOCs for Teacher Professional Development”. To find out more about this 2015 Routledge edited collection go to this open education resources book website.
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