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 Around the World is an edifying and promising new book related to massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). Technology-enhanced learning has rapidly evolved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web provides powerful types of communication and interaction which are essential for online education. There are hardly any trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOC courses are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to increases in the demand for schooling and training. MOOCs are noticeably a relevant change agent influencing e-learning today.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World analyzes the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This edited collection deals with quite a few important evolvements in MOOCs. This breathtaking new book also reviews educational resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6 which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #7 by Markus Deimann, Alexander Lipka, and Theo Bastiaens. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. This book includes Chapter #15. For more details about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection see this e-learning website.
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