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 Around the World is a breathtaking and promising new book having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. Blended learning technology has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach humans all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are few trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an effort to respond to increases in the demand for teaching and learning and online learning. These MOOC classes are plainly becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in education. 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 considers several critical advances in massively open courses (MOOC). This book also explores open educational resources and online education subjects. The front matter of this book includes a preface. For more info go to this distance learning website.
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