MOOC Quality: the need for new measures

MOOCs are re-operationalising traditional concepts in education. While they draw on elements of existing educational and learning models, they represent a new approach to instruction and learning. The challenges MOOCs present to traditional education models have important implications for approachin...

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Autores principales: Nina Hood, Allison Littlejohn
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0c985178d51f458cad8dc00cce3c99a22021-12-03T21:08:19ZMOOC Quality: the need for new measures2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/0c985178d51f458cad8dc00cce3c99a22016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/165https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550MOOCs are re-operationalising traditional concepts in education. While they draw on elements of existing educational and learning models, they represent a new approach to instruction and learning. The challenges MOOCs present to traditional education models have important implications for approaching and assessing quality. This paper foregrounds some of the tensions surrounding notions of quality, as well as the need for new ways of thinking about and approaching quality in MOOCs.Nina HoodAllison LittlejohnCommonwealth of Learningarticlemassive open online coursesqualityquality assuranceindicatorsTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 28-42 (2016)
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MOOC Quality: the need for new measures
description MOOCs are re-operationalising traditional concepts in education. While they draw on elements of existing educational and learning models, they represent a new approach to instruction and learning. The challenges MOOCs present to traditional education models have important implications for approaching and assessing quality. This paper foregrounds some of the tensions surrounding notions of quality, as well as the need for new ways of thinking about and approaching quality in MOOCs.
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