MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 a cutting-edge and promising book about massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. distance learning technology has rapidly grown in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach students in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible practicable types of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning technology. There are scarcely any trends in online education technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. It is no longer possible to cover these MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOC courses are based on recorded video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for edification and online education. These massive open courses are undeniably becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in electronic educational technology. MOOCs and Open Education articulates the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This 2015 book describes quite a few significant improvements in massively open online courses (MOOCs). This book also deals with open education resources (OERs) and online education issues. This book includes Forward #2. For more information please go to this open education books website.
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