MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (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 exciting and promising book related to massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). Digital learning has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway allows types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are scarcely any trends in distance learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massive open online courses are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an answer to decades-long increases in the demand for teaching and elearning. These massive online courses are undoubtedly a significant change agent influencing digital education technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection researches several trends in MOOC courses. This book also articulates open education resources and online education issues. This book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. For more info go to this best books about education website.
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