MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is an exceptional and promising new edited collection about massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). Digital learning has rapidly improved in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach participants all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the information superhighway makes possible potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are hardly any trends in technology-enhanced learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these massively open online courses. It has become impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a response to recent increases in the demand for schooling and distance learning. These online MOOC courses are surely a significant change agent influencing blended learning technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual mentors academics, universities, and societies. This 2015 book researches a lot of important advances in MOOC classes. This thought-provoking new book also considers open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder. This book includes Chapter #3. To learn more please go to this open education books website.
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