MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (2015). Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is an interesting and promising book pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OER). distance learning has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the capability to reach people all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the World Wide Web provides powerful types of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are not many trends in blended learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of MOOCs. We can no longer cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of massive open online courses. Some MOOC classes are based on prerecorded video lectures plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are an effort to meet increases in the demand for teaching and learning and online education. Massive open online courses are incontestably a meaningful change agent influencing online learning technology today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World analyzes the potential of blended learning technology to provide access to new opportunities. This Routledge Chapman & Hall book articulates numerous crucial developments in MOOCs. This illuminating new book also explores education resources and online education subjects. To learn more please see this book about open education website.
