MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by 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 is an authoritative and promising new edited collection relevant to massively open online courses and open educational resources. Digital e-learning technology has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the information superhighway makes available types of communication and interaction which are essential for online education. There are few trends in distance learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It has become impossible to cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to global increases in the demand for teaching and learning and distance learning. These massive open courses are undeniably becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in digital e-learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education talks about the current state of e-learning and open educational resources (OER) in general. This 2015 Routledge book deals with several key advancements in massive open online courses. This exciting new book also discusses open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. This book includes Forward #1. The first part of this book includes Chapter #2. For more info please see this open educational resources website.
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