MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a scholarly and promising book related to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). Online learning has rapidly grown in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach participants in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web offers practicable forms of communication and interaction which are essential for electronic educational technology. There are not many trends in online education technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. It has become impossible to cover MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some massive open online courses are based on prerecorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are an answer to recent increases in the demand for instruction and digital learning. These MOOC classes are undeniably becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World explores the potential of online learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This edited collection talks about several historical trends in massively open courses (MOOC). This breathtaking new book also examines education resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 which is titled “The Role of MOOCs in the Future of Education”. To find out more please see this open education books website.
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