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 Around the World is a scholarly and promising new book having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OERs). Digital education technology has swiftly expanded in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach students in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet makes possible powerful kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are not too many trends in digital e-learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a response to decades-long increases in the demand for tutoring and learning. These online MOOCs are obviously becoming a significant catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes opportunities in distance learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This edited collection describes dozens of meaningful changes in massively open courses (MOOC). This informative new book also discusses open education and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. For more information visit this distance education website.
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