MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 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 is an authoritative and promising edited collection relevant to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. distance learning technology has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway allows practicable forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital e-learning technology. There are scarcely any trends in online education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOC courses are based on video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side effort to meet recent increases in the demand for tutoring and elearning. MOOCs are plainly a significant change agent influencing distance learning technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews the potential of online learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This Routledge edited collection investigates quite a few notable developments in MOOC classes. This scholarly new book also analyzes open education resources (OER) and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. 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 #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. The third part of this book includes Chapter #9. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11. This book includes Chapter #15 which is titled “Learning about MOOCs by Talking to Students”. This chapter was written by Chuck Severance. For more information about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please go to this books about education reform website.
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