MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 Around the World is a definitive and promising new book relevant to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). Digital education technology has rapidly grown in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach participants in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological impact of the information superhighway allows powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for learning technology. There are not many trends in online learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. We can no longer cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOC classes are based on recorded video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an effort to meet dramatic increases in the demand for erudition and training. MOOC classes are unmistakably becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in education. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World examines the current state of elearning and education resources in general. This edited collection researches many key improvements in massive open online courses. This dramatic new book also explores open education resources and online education issues. This book includes a preface. This book includes Chapter #1 by David Wiley which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. To learn more go to this distance education website.
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