MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 fascinating and promising new book having to do with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). Blended learning has rapidly grown in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach participants in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway allows powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for digital e-learning technology. There are not many trends in blended learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massively open online courses are based on video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side response to dramatic increases in the demand for schooling and e-learning. MOOCs are definitely becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital elearning technology.
MOOCs and Open Education considers opportunities in elearning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 Routledge book articulates numerous meaningful advances in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This interesting book also explores open education resources (OER) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes a preface which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. This book 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 which is titled “MOOCs Downunder: Insights from the Open2Study”. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #12. 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 info about this 2015 book go to this blended learning website.
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