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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is an exciting and promising new edited collection about massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources. Learning technology has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach humans in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the Internet allows potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for technology-enhanced learning. There are scarcely any trends in education over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. We can no longer cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOCs are based on video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for teaching and elearning. These MOOC courses are clearly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital educational technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World analyzes the current state of digital educational technology and open education in general. This Routledge book articulates numerous noteworthy changes in massive open online courses. This book also analyzes open educational resources (OERs) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. This book 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 #12. To learn more about this 2015 book visit this distance learning book website.
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