MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an informative and promising new edited collection related to massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). distance learning technology has quickly developed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach participants all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway provides powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital learning. There are few trends in e-learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to global increases in the demand for teaching and learning and blended learning. These MOOC classes are without question becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in online learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches the current state of distance learning technology and education resources in general. This 2015 Routledge book addresses quite a few critical advancements in massive open online courses. This fine new book also addresses open education resources and online education issues. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder. This book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. The second part of this book is about “Open Education Opportunities Now and On the Horizon” and includes Chapter #6. 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 which is titled “MOOCs Downunder: Insights from the Open2Study”. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 by Sanjaya Mishra, and Asha Kanwar which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. For more information about this 2015 edited collection see this e-learning theory website.
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