MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge. Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a definitive and promising new edited collection related to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Blended learning technology has quickly developed in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach humans in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the Internet provides potent forms of communication and interaction which are essential for online education. There are not many trends in distance learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. It is now impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are in response to increases in the demand for schooling and digital learning. These massive open online courses are undeniably a relevant change agent influencing electronic educational technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews opportunities in distance learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge book deals with quite a few notable advancements in massive open online courses. This fascinating new book also considers open education resources (OERs) and online education topics. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #1 which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. The second part of 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”. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #7. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 by Sanjaya Mishra, and Asha Kanwar. For more details about this Routledge Chapman & Hall book see this open education website.
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