MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 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 interesting and promising edited collection pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. Digital e-learning technology has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach participants all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet offers practicable kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for e-learning technology. There are few trends in education over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. It is now impossible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOC classes are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side response to decades-long increases in the demand for elearning and e-learning. MOOC classes are obviously a relevant change agent influencing blended learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World investigates the current state of digital education technology and education resources in general. This 2015 edited collection addresses quite a few important developments in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This significant new book also studies open education and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. The first part of 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”. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. 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 is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #10. For more info about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection visit this learning theory (education) website.
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