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 an interesting and promising new book about massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). Digital elearning technology has quickly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the World Wide Web offers potent forms of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning technology. There are not too many trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOC courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on prerecorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to recent increases in the demand for instruction and training. These massive open courses are absolutely becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in online learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World addresses opportunities in digital e-learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This Routledge edited collection studies many important historical trends in MOOCs. This breathtaking new book also analyzes open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. This book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. For more info visit this distance learning website.
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