MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 an interesting and promising book relevant to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). E-learning technology has quickly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web allows potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for online education. There are hardly any trends in digital learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. We can no longer cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a response to dramatic increases in the demand for teaching and learning and learning. MOOC courses are certainly becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in e-learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual researchers academics, universities, and societies. This book investigates numerous notable trends in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This compelling new book also studies open educational resources (OERs) and online education topics. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #1 by David Wiley which is titled “The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure”. For more information please go to this blended learning website.
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