MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge Chapman & Hall (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 definitive and promising edited collection related to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources. Digital elearning technology has rapidly developed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the World Wide Web allows practicable kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for digital educational technology. There are not too many trends in digital education technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. It is no longer possible to cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC classes. Some MOOCs are based on video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are in response to recent increases in the demand for elearning and e-learning. These massive open courses are undoubtedly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World deals with the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual scholars academics, universities, and societies. This book articulates several remarkable gains in massively online courses (MOOC). This fascinating book also addresses open educational resources (OER) and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. To find out more see this open educational resources website.
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