MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an appealing and promising new book about massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. Electronic education technology has swiftly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway offers kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for e-learning technology. There are not too many trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. We can no longer cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side response to recent increases in the demand for edification and elearning. Massively open online courses are incontestably becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in distance learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches the current state of online education and open educational resources (OERs) in general. This Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection discusses dozens of notable improvements in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This fine new book also talks about open educational resources and online education issues. This book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds. The first part of this book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. For more information go to this open educational resources book website.
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