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 having to do with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). distance learning has rapidly grown in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach humans in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the Internet provides practicable types of communication and interaction which are essential for digital learning. There are hardly any trends in digital educational technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC classes. It is no longer possible to cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massive open online courses are based on recorded video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side effort to meet decades-long increases in the demand for teaching and digital learning. These online MOOCs are undeniably becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in e-learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World analyzes opportunities in digital learning online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 book discusses many significant gains in massively open courses (MOOC). This illuminating new book also investigates educational resources and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2. This book includes Chapter #2. For more information please go to this distance learning website.
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