MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a dramatic and promising edited collection about massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). Education has rapidly grown in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach students in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the World Wide Web offers potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are not many trends in online education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massive open online courses are based on recorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side answer to increases in the demand for e-learning and blended learning. These MOOC courses are unquestionably becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in elearning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World examines the depth and nature of changes which include openness, faculty professional development, quality assurance, student success, and corporate learning. This book addresses several major evolvements in massively open online courses (MOOC). This informative new book also researches open educational resources (OER) and online education issues. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. For more info please visit this distance learning book website.
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