MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published: July 1, 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 a dramatic and promising new edited collection pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). Learning technology has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach learners all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web allows types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning technology. There are not too many trends in learning technology 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 massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side response to dramatic increases in the demand for schooling and digital learning. These online MOOCs are decidedly a meaningful change agent influencing online education technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes opportunities in digital education technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This book discusses a lot of extraordinary trends in MOOC classes. This scholarly new book also describes open educational resources and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #7 by Markus Deimann, Alexander Lipka, and Theo Bastiaens. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #11 by Sanjaya Mishra, and Asha Kanwar. The fifth part of this book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #16. For more info about this Routledge book see this best books about education website.
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