MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge. Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an interesting and promising new edited collection relevant to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). E-learning technology has quickly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway offers powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are few trends in digital elearning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. It is now impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOC classes are based on prerecorded video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an effort to meet global increases in the demand for edification and training. MOOCs are obviously becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in online learning technology.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World investigates the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This 2015 Routledge book studies numerous meaningful developments in massively open online courses. This thought-provoking new book also addresses educational resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1 which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and 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. 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. To learn more about this book go to this books about education reform website.
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