MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is an authoritative and promising new book relating to massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). E-learning has rapidly advanced in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway provides kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are not too many trends in elearning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massively open online courses are based on video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side effort to meet decades-long increases in the demand for teaching and learning and training. These MOOC courses are decidedly a meaningful change agent influencing digital learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World studies the current state of electronic educational technology and education resources in general. This edited collection addresses dozens of big trends in MOOC classes. This educative new book also researches open education and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. To find out more see this elearning website.
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