MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is an exciting and promising edited collection having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). E-learning technology has quickly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the World Wide Web allows practicable kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for education. There are few trends in online learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC classes. We can no longer cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for training and education. These online MOOC courses are undoubtedly becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in education. MOOCs and Open Education considers the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book addresses several evolvements in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This educative new book also examines open education and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. 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 #8 by Maggie Hartnett, Mark Brown, Amy Wilson. 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 2015 Routledge book see this educational technology website.
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