MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 appealing and promising new edited collection having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Electronic education technology has swiftly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the information superhighway offers kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for e-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 MOOCs. We can no longer cover these MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side response to recent increases in the demand for edification and elearning. These massive online courses are incontestably a powerful change agent influencing distance learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This 2015 edited collection reviews several significant advances in MOOC classes. This significant new book also reviews open education and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. For more info go to this open educational resources book website.
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