MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 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 an interesting and promising edited collection relevant to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OER). Digital education technology has swiftly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach people in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital educational technology. There are few trends in digital learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC classes. It has become impossible to cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massively open online courses are based on prerecorded video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for schooling and education. These massive open online courses are certainly a significant change agent influencing elearning technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education studies opportunities in electronic education technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This edited collection considers many major changes in massive open online courses. This exciting new book also investigates open educational resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. 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 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 #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. For more information about this 2015 edited collection go to this book about massive open online courses website.
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