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 an exceptional and promising edited collection having to do with massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OER). Digital learning has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach learners all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the information superhighway provides potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for blended learning. There are not too many trends in blended learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. We can no longer cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOC courses are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for training and online learning. These online MOOCs are decidedly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in e-learning. MOOCs and Open Education explores opportunities in distance learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This book considers numerous far-reaching improvements in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This exceptional new book also addresses open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. This book includes Chapter #2 which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. For more details please visit this open educational resources website.
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