MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a fascinating and promising new book about massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). Online learning has quickly improved in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach students in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the World Wide Web provides potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning. There are not too many trends in digital learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It has become impossible to cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are in response to recent increases in the demand for training and learning. These online MOOCs are incontestably becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in digital education technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World investigates the current state of elearning and open educational resources (OER) in general. This Routledge book examines numerous significant advances in MOOCs. This fascinating book also investigates open educational resources (OERs) and online education issues. This book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. This book includes Chapter #3 which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. To find out more please visit this book about massive open online courses website.
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