The OER Knowledge Cloud: Educational Design For Moocs: Design Considerations For Technology-supported Learning At Large Scale

Educational design for MOOCs: Design considerations for technology-supported learning at large scale

Sergis, Stylianos · Sampson, Demetrios G. · Pelliccione, Lina

Published	August 2016
Series	Lecture Notes in Educational Technology Edition 1, Chapter 3, Pages 39–71
Publisher	Open education: From OERs to MOOCs, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Editors	Jemni, Mohamed · Kinshuk · Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair

ABSTRACT

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a recent trend in the field of online learning. Their potential distinctive educational innovation is attributed mainly to their “Massiveness” and “Openness” dimensions. These two characteristics introduce new educational design considerations for accommodating the challenging demands of “Massiveness” and “Openness.” This is particularly pressing, since commonly recognized “shortcomings” of MOOCs, such as high participant drop-out rates and low levels of participant engagement and motivation, have been associated to the educational design of MOOCs. Within this context, this chapter discusses issues related with the educational design of MOOCs with emphasis to cultural and motivational issues, presents an analysis of existing educational design frameworks and/or guidelines for MOOCs and, finally, proposes an ADDIE-based educational design considerations framework (EDCF) for MOOCs, which incorporate the “Massiveness” and “Openness” requirements.

Keywords

ADDIE Model · design considerations · educational design · massive open online courses · xMOOC

ISBN	Hardcover 978-3-662-52923-2
ISSN	eBook 978-3-662-52925-6
Refereed	Yes
Rights	© 2016 Springer International Publishing AG
DOI	10.1007/978-3-662-52925-6_3
URL	https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-662-52925-6_3
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