MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 scholarly and promising new edited collection about massively open online courses and open educational resources. Digital education technology has quickly expanded in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach participants in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the Internet makes available practicable kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for digital elearning technology. There are scarcely any trends in online learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. We can no longer cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some massive open online courses are based on prerecorded video group discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side effort to respond to dramatic increases in the demand for schooling and digital learning. MOOC classes are absolutely becoming a powerful catalyst for innovations in e-learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World studies opportunities in education online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 Routledge edited collection deals with a lot of major improvements in massively online courses (MOOC). This impressive book also reviews education resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder. For more details go to this elearning website.
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