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 educative and promising new book relevant to massive open online courses and open educational resources. Online education technology has quickly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet makes available potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for technology-enhanced learning. There are few trends in online learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC classes. We can no longer cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOC classes are based on prerecorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an effort to respond to recent increases in the demand for e-learning and distance learning. MOOCs are a relevant change agent influencing distance learning technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education explores the current state of digital learning technology and open education resources in general. This 2015 book researches many extraordinary advances in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This fine new book also analyzes education resources and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. The first part of this book includes Chapter #1. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. The third part of this book includes Chapter #9 which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12. The fifth part of this book includes Chapter #13. This chapter was written by Richard DeMillo. To learn more about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please go to this best books about education website.
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