MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an exciting and promising edited collection pertaining to massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). Online learning technology has rapidly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach students all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the Internet makes possible potent forms of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are not many trends in distance learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It has become impossible to cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOCs are based on video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are an answer to global increases in the demand for indoctrination and distance learning. Massively open online courses are surely a significant change agent influencing e-learning technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World discusses opportunities in electronic education technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book reviews a lot of critical trends in massively open online courses. This thought-provoking new book also investigates education resources and online education subjects. This book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. The first part of this book includes Chapter #1 by David Wiley which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. This book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. The third part of this book includes Chapter #7 by Markus Deimann, Alexander Lipka, and Theo Bastiaens which is titled “Strange Bedfellows?!: What can MOOCs learn from Distance Education?”. The fourth part of this book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12. For more information about this edited collection please see this book about massively open online courses website.
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