MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a fine and promising book related to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). Electronic education technology has swiftly evolved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach students all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web offers kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning. There are scarcely any trends in digital e-learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover MOOCs with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massive open online courses are based on video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a response to dramatic increases in the demand for tutoring and learning. These massively open online courses are undoubtedly becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education deals with the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual professors academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge edited collection addresses dozens of substantial developments in MOOCs. This exciting new book also talks about open education and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. For more info please go to this open education website.
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