MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 a cutting-edge and promising edited collection about massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). Digital educational technology has swiftly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the World Wide Web allows powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for education. There are not too many trends in online learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC classes. It has become impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massively open online courses are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a response to increases in the demand for schooling and training. Massive open online courses are noticeably a relevant change agent influencing online learning today. MOOCs and Open Education reviews the current state of online learning technology and open education in general. This Routledge book researches a lot of gains in massively online courses (MOOC). This book also talks about open education 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”. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2. The second part of this book includes Chapter #6. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #8 which is titled “MOOCs Downunder: Insights from the Open2Study”. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #10 which is titled “AMP: A Tool for Characterizing the Pedagogical Approaches of MOOCs”. For more info about this 2015 book visit this book about massive open online courses website.
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