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 Around the World is an engaging and promising new book related to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Online education has quickly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach people in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the Internet provides potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning technology. There are few trends in education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It is now impossible to cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOCs are based on video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side effort to meet global increases in the demand for tutoring and e-learning. Massive open online courses are obviously a relevant change agent influencing electronic education technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education addresses the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual educators academics, universities, and societies. This edited collection analyzes quite a few big advances in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This definitive new book also investigates open educational resources (OERs) 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 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 #3. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6 which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. 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 #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 #13. This chapter was written by Richard DeMillo. For more information about this book see this open education website.
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