MOOCifying Courses: Delivery of a MOOC to Enhance University Course Activities

Since 2012 MOOCs have been heralded as a new way of learning outside of formal university programs of study and there has been much speculation regarding their impact. While MOOCs have provided millions of global learners with access to courses, they failed to deliver the types of learning experienc...

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Autores principales:	Nathaniel Ostashewski, Jennifer Howell, Jon Dron
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Publicado:	Commonwealth of Learning 2017
Materias:	moocs elearning Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2e6fc48981d04b62ae846b022bcb39d02021-12-03T20:16:17ZMOOCifying Courses: Delivery of a MOOC to Enhance University Course Activities2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/2e6fc48981d04b62ae846b022bcb39d02017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/217https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550Since 2012 MOOCs have been heralded as a new way of learning outside of formal university programs of study and there has been much speculation regarding their impact. While MOOCs have provided millions of global learners with access to courses, they failed to deliver the types of learning experiences and completion requirements that were hoped for. One potential iteration of MOOCs might be to blend them with existing courses offered in universities supporting links and connections between study and the outside world. This MOOCification of full-fee courses may provide another next step in the delivery of real and authentic learning. Using an empirical case study design, this project explored the MOOCification of an undergraduate preservice education course at an Australian university. The study presents evidence that blending MOOCs with classroom-based or online learning does provide higher education learners with personalized active learning opportunities. Further research on scaffolded support enabling learners to capitalize on additional aspects of networked learning in MOOCs is needed.Nathaniel OstashewskiJennifer HowellJon DronCommonwealth of LearningarticlemoocselearningTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 184-195 (2017)
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description	Since 2012 MOOCs have been heralded as a new way of learning outside of formal university programs of study and there has been much speculation regarding their impact. While MOOCs have provided millions of global learners with access to courses, they failed to deliver the types of learning experiences and completion requirements that were hoped for. One potential iteration of MOOCs might be to blend them with existing courses offered in universities supporting links and connections between study and the outside world. This MOOCification of full-fee courses may provide another next step in the delivery of real and authentic learning. Using an empirical case study design, this project explored the MOOCification of an undergraduate preservice education course at an Australian university. The study presents evidence that blending MOOCs with classroom-based or online learning does provide higher education learners with personalized active learning opportunities. Further research on scaffolded support enabling learners to capitalize on additional aspects of networked learning in MOOCs is needed.
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MOOCifying Courses: Delivery of a MOOC to Enhance University Course Activities

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