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 an engaging and promising book pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Learning technology has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway provides potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for digital learning technology. There are not many trends in blended learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC classes. We can no longer cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massive open online courses are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are in response to decades-long increases in the demand for tutoring and digital learning. Massive open online courses are clearly a relevant change agent influencing online education technology today.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes opportunities in learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This book researches dozens of notable historical trends in massively open courses (MOOC). This compelling new book also explores open educational resources and online education issues. This book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. This book includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown. The third part of this book includes Chapter #7 by Markus Deimann, Alexander Lipka, and Theo Bastiaens. The fourth part of this book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 by Sanjaya Mishra, and Asha Kanwar which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. The fifth part of this book includes Chapter #15. This chapter was written by Chuck Severance. For more info about this 2015 edited collection visit this open education book website.
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