MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (2015). Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an informative and promising new book having to do with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). distance learning has quickly improved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach people in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the World Wide Web makes possible practicable forms of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning technology. There are scarcely any trends in e-learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. We can no longer cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side answer to decades-long increases in the demand for erudition and digital learning. Massively open online courses are unmistakably becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital education technology.
MOOCs and Open Education articulates opportunities in distance learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 edited collection deals with a lot of meaningful developments in MOOC classes. This thought-provoking new book also reviews open educational resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley. The third part of this book includes Chapter #9. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #11. This book is about “Innovative Courses, Programs, and Models of Instruction” and includes Chapter #16. To find out more about this Routledge Chapman & Hall book please go to this educational research website.
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