MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 pages. Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an illuminating and promising new book about massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). Blended learning technology has swiftly developed in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach people in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web allows powerful types of communication and interaction which are essential for online education. There are few trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It has become impossible to cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOC courses are based on video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side effort to meet dramatic increases in the demand for e-learning and online learning. Massively open online courses are undeniably a powerful change agent influencing technology-enhanced learning today.
MOOCs and Open Education explores opportunities in e-learning online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This edited collection analyzes several far-reaching trends in massively online courses (MOOC). This interesting book also studies educational resources and online education topics. This book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. This book includes Chapter #3. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. The third part of 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 #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen. The fifth part of this book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #17. For more info about this 2015 book please see this open education website.
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