MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 pages.
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 compelling and promising book pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. Elearning technology has quickly grown in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach people in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the information superhighway makes possible potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are hardly any trends in digital learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. We can no longer cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massive open online courses are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side effort to meet decades-long increases in the demand for e-learning and distance learning. Massively open online courses are undoubtedly a relevant change agent influencing blended learning today.
MOOCs and Open Education explores the potential of digital educational technology to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 book addresses several remarkable trends in massively online courses (MOOC). This definitive new book also deals with education resources and online education issues. This book includes a preface. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and 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”. This book includes Chapter #8 by Maggie Hartnett, Mark Brown, Amy Wilson. The fourth part of 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 #15. This chapter was written by Chuck Severance. For more info about this 2015 book go to this books about education reform website.
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