MOOCs as disruptive technologies: strategies for enhancing the learner experience and quality of MOOCs

This chapter considers the pedagogies associated with different types of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It argues that the current discourse around the concept of xMOOCs (primarily based around interaction with content and essentially adopting a behaviourist learning approach), and cMOOCs (whi...

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Autor: Gráinne Conole, Gráinne
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/46540
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10201/46540
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:MOOC
7Cs
Learning design
Quality
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::37 - Educación. Enseñanza. Formación. Tiempo libre
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Resumo:This chapter considers the pedagogies associated with different types of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It argues that the current discourse around the concept of xMOOCs (primarily based around interaction with content and essentially adopting a behaviourist learning approach), and cMOOCs (which focus on harnessing the power of social media and interaction with peers, adopting a connectivist learning approach), is an inadequate way of describing the variety of MOOCs and the ways in which learners engage with them. It will provide a brief history of the emergence of MOOCs and the key stakeholders. It will introduce an alternative means of categorising MOOCs, based on their key characteristics. It will then describe the 7Cs of Learning Design framework, which can be used to design more pedagogically informed MOOCs, which enhances the learner experience and ensure quality assurance.