Sinclair, Jane, Boyatt, Russell, Foss, Jonathan G. K. and Rocks, Claire (2014) A tale of two modes : initial reflections on an innovative MOOC. In: Learning technology for education in cloud : MOOC and big data : Third international workshop, LTEC 2014, Santiago, Chile, September 2-5, 2014. Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science (Volume 446). Berlin ; London: Springer, pp. 49-60. ISBN 9783319106700
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Abstract
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are offered by many universities, with hundreds thousands of people worldwide having registered for one or more of the many available courses. Despite the potential that has been claimed for these courses to transform education, in practice the majority are deeply conservative in maintaining the educational status quo. Lacking innovative pedagogic foundation and with the need for approaches that scale, many courses rely heavily on very traditional methods such as mini-lectures and quizzes. In particular, learner support is proving to be insufficient for many participants. This paper reports initial results and experience from developing and presenting a MOOC which provides both “traditional” and supported modes. We present the motivation and objectives for the course, discuss initial results and reflect on lessons learned in the process.
| Item Type: | Book Item |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | MOOCs (Web-based instruction) |
| Series Name: | Communications in Computer and Information Science |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Learning Technology for Education in Cloud. MOOC and Big Data Communications in Computer and Information Science |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of Publication: | Berlin ; London |
| ISBN: | 9783319106700 |
| ISSN: | 1865-0929 |
| Book Title: | Learning technology for education in cloud : MOOC and big data : Third international workshop, LTEC 2014, Santiago, Chile, September 2-5, 2014. Proceedings |
| Official Date: | 2014 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2014 UNSPECIFIED |
| Number: | Volume 446 |
| Page Range: | pp. 49-60 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-10671-7_5 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 December 2015 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 December 2015 |
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper |
| Type of Event: | Conference |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/65550/ |
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