MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a fine and promising edited collection relating to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). Distance learning technology has swiftly expanded in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet allows potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for learning technology. There are scarcely any trends in online learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It has become impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massive open online courses are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an effort to meet recent increases in the demand for instruction and online education. These massively open online courses are certainly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in e-learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World addresses the potential of online learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 Routledge edited collection analyzes many notable trends in MOOC classes. This informative new book also reviews educational resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. This book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. For more details visit this educational technology website.
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