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 an engaging and promising edited collection having to do with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). Elearning has quickly developed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach humans in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web offers kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning technology. There are few trends in digital e-learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC classes. We can no longer cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massive open online courses are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are in response to recent increases in the demand for instruction and blended learning. These MOOC classes are a relevant change agent influencing e-learning today.
MOOCs and Open Education explores the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual scientists academics, universities, and societies. This 2015 Routledge book articulates numerous developments in massively open online courses. This exceptional new book also explores education resources and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes a preface 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 #1 by David Wiley. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen. The fifth part of 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”. For more details about this edited collection visit this e-learning website.
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