Teaching Massive, Open, Online, Courses (MOOCs): Tales from the Front Line

Autor/inn/en	Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Snelson, Chareen; Perkins, Ross
Titel	Teaching Massive, Open, Online, Courses (MOOCs): Tales from the Front Line
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19 (2018) 3, S.1-19 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Teaching Methods; Open Education; Mixed Methods Research; Teacher Surveys; Followup Studies; Interviews; Teacher Motivation; Teaching Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Relevance (Education); Higher Education; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Relevance; Relevanz; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	Very little research has been conducted about what it is like to teach a MOOC. Given this, a mixed methods study, involving a survey of 186 MOOC instructors and 15 follow-up interviews, was conducted to explore the motivation, experiences, and perceptions of instructors who have taught massive open online courses. Findings indicate that instructors were motivated to teach MOOCs for three main reasons: (1) interest and passion, (2) publicity and marketing, or (3) benefits and incentives. Most instructors had little online teaching experience prior to teaching their first MOOC, but were satisfied with the experience. The majority believed their own MOOC provided a high quality learning experience but thought that MOOCs overall might not be as good as face-to-face courses. Concerns were raised about the future of MOOCs for online learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01