{"product_id":"the-world-is-open-isbn-9781118013816","title":"The World Is Open","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the dramatic changes that are affecting all learners\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeb-based technology has opened up education around the world to the point where anyone can learn anything from anyone else at any time. To help educators and others understand what's possible, Curt Bonk employs his groundbreaking \"WE-ALL-LEARN\" model to outline ten key technology and learning trends, demonstrating how technology has transformed educational opportunities for learners of every age in every corner of the globe. The book is filled with inspiring stories of ordinary learners as well as interviews with technology and education leaders that reveal the power of this new way of learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaptures the global nature of open education from those who are creating and using new learning technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new Preface and Postscript with the latest updates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA free companion web site provides additional stories and information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the dynamic \"WE-ALL-LEARN\" model, learners, educators, executives, administrators, instructors, and parents can discover how to tap into the power of Web technology and unleash a world of information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Open Learning World 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 We All Learn 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 To Search and to Scan 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #1: Web Searching in the World of E-Books\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 E-Demand Around the Globe 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #2: E-Learning and Blended Learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 It's a Free Software World After All 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #3: Availability of Open Source and Free Software\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 MIT in Every Home 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #4: Leveraged Resources and OpenCourseWare\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Portals for the People 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #5: Learning Object Repositories and Portals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Making a Contribution 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #6: Learner Participation in Open Information Communities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Collaborate or Die! 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #7: Electronic Collaboration and Interaction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Who Are You? 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #8: Alternative Reality Learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 U-Learning? 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #9: Real-Time Mobility and Portability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Learning at Your Service 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpener #10: Networks of Personalized Learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Treasures and Traps of This Open Learning World 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis J. Bonk, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University. Drawing on his background as a corporate controller, CPA, educational psychologist, and instructional technologist, Bonk offers unique insights into the intersection of business, education, psychology, and technology. A well-known authority on emerging technologies for learning, Bonk reflects on his speaking experiences around the world in  his popular blog, \u003ci\u003eTravelinEdMan\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written many articles and coauthored several widely used books, including \u003ci\u003eEmpowering Online Learning, The Handbook of Blended Learning,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElectronic Collaborators.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also founder and president of SurveyShare and president of CourseShare.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe World Is Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this epic effort, Dr. Bonk takes the technologies, the concepts, the future and even the past of distance education and synthesizes it into a comprehensible landscape. . . . Masterful!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—GLENN R. JONES,\u003c\/b\u003e chancellor, Jones International University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\". . . .This book captures the true potential of technology and open and shared content to eliminate the educational divide. For this reason, \u003ci\u003eThe World Is Open\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for all participants in the world’s ongoing, technology-led education revolution.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—SCOTT MCNEALY,\u003c\/b\u003e chairman and co-founder, Sun Microsystems and founder, Curriki.org\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Curtis Bonk . . . . synthesizes a staggering range of views and tools into one of the widest and most readable overviews yet of the world of open learning starting to envelop all of us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—MARTIN DOUGIAMAS,\u003c\/b\u003e founder and lead developer of Moodle and executive director of Moodle Pty. Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As everyone now knows, thanks to Thomas Friedman, the world is flat. And now, thanks to Curtis Bonk, we know that the world of learning is open.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—MILTON CHEN,\u003c\/b\u003e executive director, The George Lucas Educational Foundation, publishers of \u003ci\u003eEdutopia\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and edutopia.org\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Open software and open learning—those two concepts are rocking the world. . . . Bonk has brought together the key ideas underlying this wave of disruption in an engaging and provocative format.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—ELLIOT SOLOWAY,\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur F. 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