Massive open online courses : the MOOC revolution / edited by Paul Kim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kim, Paul (Hongsuk)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MOOCs (Web-based instruction).

Distance education.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

x, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

Are MOOCs a catalyst for reimagining education, a sign of the increased corporatization of the education sector, or merely a well-publicized but passing trend? Massive Open Online Courses shares insights from multiple stakeholders on what MOOCs are now and could eventually become, providing those in higher education as well as K-12, military, government, and corporate training with an authoritative source on a wide range of key issues surrounding MOOCs. MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, are a disruptive technology currently forcing a serious reconceptualization of accreditation, assessment, motivation and retention, technology-based instruction, and the overall student experience. In this timely volume, Paul Kim brings together experts from higher education, business, law, learning analytics and other relevant areas to provide an evenhanded, research-based positioning of MOOCs within the existing educational technology landscape and a base for understanding whether they could reshape the future of education. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Anatomy of MOOCs / Jane E. Klobas Klobas, Jane E., Bruce Mackintosh Mackintosh, Bruce, Jamie Murphy Murphy, Jamie 1

2 MOOC Pedagogy / Sian Bayne Bayne, Sian, Jen Ross Ross, Jen 23

3 To MOOC or Not to MOOC? University Decision-Making and Agile Governance for Educational Innovation / Jeff Haywood Haywood, Jeff, Hamish Macleod Macleod, Hamish 46

4 Enter the Anti-MOOCs: The Reinvention of Online Learning as a Form of Social Commentary / Larry Johnson Johnson, Larry, Samantha Adams Becker Becker, Samantha Adams 61

5 Developing a Sustainable MOOC Business Model / Victor Hu Hu, Victor 78

6 The Subject Matters: MOOCs and Relevancy / Dennis Yang Yang, Dennis, Meg Evans Evans, Meg 90

7 NovoEd, a Social Learning Environment / Farnaz Ronaghi Ronaghi, Farnaz, Amin Sabreri Sabreri, Amin, Anne Trumbore Trumbore, Anne 96

8 MOOCs, Copyright, and the Many Meanings of "Open" / Samantha Bernstein Bernstein, Samantha 106

9 Educating Educators: Designing MOOCs for Professional Learning / Glenn M. Kidman Kidman, Glenn M., Mary Ann Wolf Wolf, Mary Ann, David Frye Frye, David 117.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415733083

0415733081

9780415733090

041573309X

OCLC:

898908780