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 pertaining to massively open online courses and open education resources (OERs). Digital educational technology has rapidly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway offers forms of communication and interaction which are essential for education. There are not too many trends in blended learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massively open online courses are based on prerecorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are in response to increases in the demand for instruction and online learning. These MOOC courses are clearly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital educational technology.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World deals with the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual corporate trainers academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge book examines a lot of significant trends in MOOC classes. This fascinating book also talks about open educational resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. 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 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #10 by Karen Swan, Scott Day, Leonard Bogle, and Traci van Prooyen. 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 info about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection please visit this best books about education website.
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