MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 a significant and promising book relevant to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OERs). E-learning technology has swiftly grown in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach humans in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway makes available powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are scarcely any trends in digital elearning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It has become impossible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massive open online courses are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a response to decades-long increases in the demand for edification and training. These MOOC classes are absolutely becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in elearning technology. MOOCs and Open Education explores the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This 2015 Routledge book discusses several extraordinary historical trends in MOOC courses. This significant new book also studies open education resources and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book includes Chapter #2. This book includes Chapter #5 by Carina Bossu, David Bull and Mark Brown which is titled “Enabling Open Education: A Feasibility Protocol for Australian Higher Education”. This book includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst. This book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #11 which is titled “Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the Difference?”. For more details about this 2015 Routledge book visit this book about massively open online courses website.
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