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 exciting and promising edited collection about massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Technology-enhanced learning has rapidly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet provides potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are few trends in online learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for instruction and online learning. These MOOCs are definitely becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World investigates the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual intellectuals academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge Chapman & Hall edited collection addresses dozens of meaningful gains in massive open online courses (MOOCs). This educative new book also articulates 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”. To find out more visit this open education books website.
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