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09 May 2013 | 4148 | 5/5
Game Based Learning MOOC. Promoting Entrepreneurship Education
Margarida Romero
Promoting entrepreneurship could help society overcome the crisis. At the same time, MOOCs could allow a large number of participants to enrol in entrepreneurship education.
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The AlphaMOOC: Building a Massive Open Online Course One Graduate Student at a Time
Traditionally, developing courses in higher education involves a single individual working to build materials that will be implemented by that individual. More rarely, groups work together to build course.
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09 May 2013 | 3845 | 5/5
Learning from Open Design: Running a Learning Design MOOC
Patrick McAndrew
Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) give an opportunity for providing access to subjects of mass interest but also allow more niche subjects (Beavon, Commas- Quinn, de los Arcos & Hauck, 2013) to reach a larger audience than the more usual...
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Quad-blogging: Promoting Peer-to- Peer Learning in a MOOC
We present the concept of quad-blogging, and its potential for facilitating and enhancing peer-to-peer learning in higher education, specifically in a massive open online course (MOOC) by increasing peer engagement, promoting the practice of...
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MOOCs are More Social than You Believe
We report about two ongoing studies, which challenge the individualistic model of MOOC based learning. MOOC usage is embedded in the context of collocated study groups.
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Realising the Potential of Peer-to-Peer Learning: Taming a MOOC with Social Media
We report on peer-to-peer learning online, describing the role of cooperative, student managed groupings in successful learn-by-MOOC experiences.
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The Impact and Reach of MOOCs: A Developing Countries’ Perspective
Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a recent but hugely popular phenomenon in the online learning world. They are hailed by many as a solution for the developing world’s lack of access to education because MOOCs can provide learning...
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The Next Game Changer: The Historical Antecedents of the MOOC Movement in Education
David T. Boven
Though the history of massive open online courses is very short, scholars can gain insights by looking at similar movements in the past. This paper examines several historical moments in education to develop an understanding of MOOCs and their...
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MOOC Design Principles. A Pedagogical Approach from the Learner’s Perspective
The debate around Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is much more focused on the social, institutional, technological and economical aspects than on the need for development of new pedagogical approaches that provide consistent guidance on how to...
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09 May 2013 | 3844 | 5/5
MOOCs and disruptive innovation: Implications for higher education
The opportunity that Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) offer for cost effective massification of learning has generated significant interest from governments, higher education institutions (HEI) and commercial organisations. A growing number of...
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