MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an enlightening and promising new edited collection having to do with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERs). Blended learning technology has quickly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway allows powerful types of communication and interaction which are essential for electronic educational technology. There are not many trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC classes. It has become impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massively open online courses are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an effort to meet recent increases in the demand for edification and digital learning. Massive open online courses are unmistakably becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in elearning.
MOOCs and Open Education reviews the current state of learning technology and open education in general. This 2015 Routledge book talks about numerous noteworthy advancements in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This significant new book also studies education resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds. The first part of this book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head. This book includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9 which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. This book includes Chapter #12 which is titled “MOOCs for Opening Up Education and the OpenupEd Initiative”. This book includes Chapter #15. This chapter was written by Chuck Severance. For more info about this 2015 Routledge book see this books about education website.
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