MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an engaging and promising new edited collection relating to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. Digital learning has quickly progressed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach participants in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the Internet offers potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for education. There are not too many trends in digital educational technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. We can no longer cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOC courses are based on prerecorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are an answer to decades-long increases in the demand for tutoring and online education. These online MOOC courses are surely becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital educational technology.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews opportunities in e-learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book investigates many important improvements in MOOCs. This illuminating new book also addresses education resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. This book includes Chapter #3. The second part of this book includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. 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 is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 by Sanjaya Mishra, and Asha Kanwar which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. This book includes Chapter #17. 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 learn more about this book see this open educational resources (oer) website.
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