MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a dramatic and promising new edited collection pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. Blended learning technology has quickly developed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web makes possible forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital educational technology. There are scarcely any trends in electronic education technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC classes. It has become impossible to cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOC classes are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a supply-side response to recent increases in the demand for elearning and learning. These massively open online courses are obviously becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in digital elearning technology.
MOOCs and Open Education reviews the current state of learning technology and open education resources (OER) in general. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book describes several far-reaching developments in MOOCs. This illuminating new book also discusses open educational resources and online education subjects. 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 includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. The second part of this book includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. The third part of 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 is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #10. This book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #17 which is titled “Feminist Alternatives to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): The Inception of the Distributed Open Collaborative Course (DOCC)”. This chapter was written by Erika M Behrmann, Radhika Gajjala, Elizabeth Losh, T.L. Cowan, Penelope Boyer, Jasmine Rault, Laura Wexler and CL Cole. For more information about this 2015 Routledge book visit this books about open education website.
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