The MOOC Quality Project (EFQUEL) startar idag den 8 maj 2013. Under 12 veckor kommer 12 internationella experter att blogga om sina tankar om MOOC, öppen utbildning och kvalitet. Projektet är intierat av Ulf Ehlers, Ebba Ossiannilsson och Alastair Creelman. Följ oss under de kommande 12 veckorna och var med och blogga.
MOOCs represent the latest stage in the evolution of open educational resources. First was open access to course content, and then access to free online courses. Accredited institutions are now accepting MOOCs as well as free courses and experiential learning as partial credit toward a degree. The next disruptor will likely mark a tipping point: an entirely free online curriculum leading to a degree from an accredited institution.
MOOCs are moving from an early entrepreneurial stage into the reality of more and more educational institutions. Gaining participants, visibility and a growing community worldwide in many occasions the question rises to the surface: Are MOOCs the new model of online education for all? Are they fit to democratize education? and above all – what is a good quality MOOC?”
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