MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge Chapman & Hall.
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 cutting-edge and promising new edited collection about massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). E-learning technology has rapidly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach participants all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible powerful forms of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are not too many trends in digital elearning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. It is no longer possible to cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massively open online courses are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massively open online courses are an effort to respond to increases in the demand for schooling and digital learning. These massively open online courses are becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in digital learning. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World explores the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual higher education instructors academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book discusses several noteworthy trends in massive online courses (MOOC). This interesting new book also considers open education and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. For more info go to this open educational book website.
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