MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 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 authoritative and promising edited collection relating to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). Elearning technology has quickly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach learners in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the World Wide Web allows forms of communication and interaction which are essential for technology-enhanced learning. There are not too many trends in e-learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on recorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are an answer to increases in the demand for instruction and elearning. MOOCs are noticeably becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in online learning.
MOOCs and Open Education analyzes opportunities in technology-enhanced learning online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection deals with many big developments in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This impressive new book also studies open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2 which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. 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 is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9. 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 #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. To find out more about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection please go to this open educational resources website.
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