MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 pages. 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 enlightening and promising book related to massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). Online learning technology has rapidly advanced in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach participants all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the information superhighway offers potent forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital elearning technology. There are scarcely any trends in digital learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. We can no longer cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on recorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an effort to respond to recent increases in the demand for teaching and learning and learning. These online MOOCs are obviously becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in digital educational technology. MOOCs and Open Education addresses the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This 2015 edited collection articulates many important trends in massive online courses (MOOC). This exceptional new book also studies open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. This book includes Chapter #4 by Gerard L. Hanley which is titled “MOOCs, MERLOT, and Open Educational Services”. The third part of this book includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. The fourth part of this book includes Chapter #11 which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. To learn more about this 2015 Routledge edited collection please visit this best books about education website.
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