MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 appealing and promising book having to do with massively open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). distance learning technology has rapidly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web makes possible kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are not many trends in technology-enhanced learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massively open online courses are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side answer to increases in the demand for erudition and distance learning. These massive open courses are without question becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in distance learning. MOOCs and Open Education considers opportunities in distance learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This book considers many noteworthy developments in massive open online courses. This scholarly new book also researches open educational resources (OERs) and online education issues. 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 includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. This book includes Chapter #8 by Maggie Hartnett, Mark Brown, Amy Wilson. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen which is titled “MOOCs for Opening Up Education and the OpenupEd Initiative”. For more info about this book please see this distance learning book website.
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