MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a cutting-edge and promising new book having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OERs). Blended learning has quickly developed in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach learners in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway allows potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning. There are hardly any trends in blended learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. We can no longer cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massive open online courses are based on video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are in response to recent increases in the demand for teaching and distance learning. These online MOOCs are absolutely a meaningful change agent influencing blended learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World examines the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This Routledge edited collection investigates numerous crucial trends in massive open online courses. This dramatic new book also talks about open educational resources (OER) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. This book includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #8. 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 information about this 2015 book go to this e-learning theory website.
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