MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge Published: July 1, 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a dramatic and promising edited collection related to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). Online learning has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners in nations all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway makes available forms of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning. There are not many trends in distance learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some massively open online courses are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are an answer to dramatic increases in the demand for e-learning and education. These massively open online courses are certainly becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in digital learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World analyzes the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual intellectuals academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge edited collection analyzes many trends in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This authoritative new book also deals with open educational resources (OERs) and online education topics. This book includes a preface which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book includes Chapter #3 which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. For more information visit this educational research website.
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