MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 Around the World is an exceptional and promising new edited collection relevant to massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). E-learning has quickly evolved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach people in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the Internet allows practicable kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning technology. There are few trends in electronic educational technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOC classes are based on video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an effort to respond to dramatic increases in the demand for edification and online learning. MOOC classes are unmistakably becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World articulates the potential of digital e-learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This Routledge edited collection discusses many key advances in MOOCs. This exceptional new book also analyzes open educational resources and online education topics. The front matter of 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”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1 which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown. This book includes Chapter #7 by Markus Deimann, Alexander Lipka, and Theo Bastiaens. This book includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen which is titled “MOOCs for Opening Up Education and the OpenupEd Initiative”. For more details about this Routledge book please go to this learning theory (education) website.
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