MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published: July 1, 2015.
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 a fascinating and promising new book relating to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). Digital learning has quickly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach humans in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the Internet allows powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for digital learning. There are few trends in education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It has become impossible to cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massively open online courses are based on video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side effort to meet decades-long increases in the demand for indoctrination and e-learning. These massive open online courses are unquestionably a meaningful change agent influencing elearning today. MOOCs and Open Education talks about opportunities in technology-enhanced learning online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge edited collection deals with quite a few substantial evolvements in massive open online courses. This scholarly new book also addresses open education resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book includes Chapter #3. To find out more please go to this open education books website.
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