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 is an edifying and promising book relevant to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OER). E-learning has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach humans in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the World Wide Web makes possible types of communication and interaction which are essential for blended learning. There are few trends in blended learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an answer to recent increases in the demand for teaching and learning and online education. Massive open online courses are surely becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in blended learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World explores opportunities in elearning online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 edited collection reviews several critical developments in massive online courses (MOOC). This exciting new book also explores open education and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2 which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. This book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. 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 includes Chapter #11. For more information about this book please visit this learning theory (education) website.
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