MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (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 edifying and promising edited collection relating to massive open online courses and open education resources. distance learning technology has quickly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach people all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the information superhighway offers potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning. There are not too many trends in electronic educational technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. It has become impossible to cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on prerecorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a response to recent increases in the demand for schooling and blended learning. These MOOC classes are unquestionably becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in blended learning. MOOCs and Open Education considers the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual corporate trainers academics, universities, and societies. This 2015 edited collection deals with many advancements in massive online courses (MOOC). This fine new book also discusses education resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes a preface which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki. This book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and 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”. This book includes Chapter #8 by Maggie Hartnett, Mark Brown, Amy Wilson. The fourth part of this book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12 by Fred Mulder and Darco Jansen which is titled “MOOCs for Opening Up Education and the OpenupEd Initiative”. To learn more about this Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection please visit this book about open education website.
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