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 an illuminating and promising new book pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources. Blended learning technology has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach students in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the information superhighway provides practicable forms of communication and interaction which are essential for electronic education technology. There are scarcely any trends in online learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massive open online courses are based on recorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a supply-side effort to meet recent increases in the demand for training and online learning. MOOC courses are definitely a relevant change agent influencing elearning today. MOOCs and Open Education investigates opportunities in learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge book researches numerous big advancements in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This interesting book also researches education resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #5 which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst. This book includes Chapter #10. For more info about this Routledge book please see this books about education website.
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