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 is a significant and promising new book about massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). Digital learning technology has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach humans in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the Internet offers practicable types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are hardly any trends in online learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC classes. It is now impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to dramatic increases in the demand for teaching and learning and training. MOOCs are a relevant change agent influencing digital educational technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World addresses the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual educational scholars academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge book analyzes numerous important improvements in MOOC courses. This breathtaking new book also explores open educational resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes a preface. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1 by David Wiley which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. 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 includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. The fourth part of this book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen. The fifth part of this book includes Chapter #14 which is titled “Creating a Temporary Spontaneous Mini-Ecosystem through a MOOC”. For more information about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please see this distance learning book website.
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