MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published: July 1, 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 a dramatic and promising new book pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). Blended learning has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the Internet provides powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning technology. There are hardly any trends in technology-enhanced learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to global increases in the demand for elearning and digital learning. MOOC courses are certainly becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in distance learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education researches the potential of electronic education technology to provide access to new opportunities. This book explores dozens of noteworthy developments in MOOC courses. This appealing new book also discusses open educational resources (OER) and online education topics. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. The first part of this book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #1. The second part of this book includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown. The third part of this book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9. This book includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen. For more details about this edited collection please see this open education books website.
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