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 is an engaging and promising book relevant to massively open online courses and open educational resources. E-learning technology has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach people in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the World Wide Web makes available forms of communication and interaction which are essential for e-learning technology. There are scarcely any trends in elearning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massive open online courses are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an answer to recent increases in the demand for teaching and learning and digital learning. MOOC classes are undeniably becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in online learning.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews the potential of distance learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 book addresses numerous major advancements in MOOCs. This cutting-edge new book also examines open education resources (OER) and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #1. This book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. This book includes Chapter #11 which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. This book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #16 which is titled “The Collaborative Design and Development of MOOCs for Teacher Professional Development”. For more information about this 2015 Routledge book please visit this distance learning website.
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