MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 book pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. distance learning has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach participants all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible practicable forms of communication and interaction which are essential for education. There are few trends in digital education technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC classes. We can no longer cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side response to dramatic increases in the demand for indoctrination and online learning. These massive open online courses are unmistakably becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in electronic education technology. MOOCs and Open Education explores the potential of online learning to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 Routledge edited collection considers several big trends in MOOC classes. This impressive book also reviews education resources and online education issues. This book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. This book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. The second part of this book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and 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. For more info about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection please go to this blended learning website.
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