MOOCs and educational value
| Published | October 2016 |
| Book title | The Evolution and Evaluation of Massive Open Online Courses: MOOCs in Motion Chapter 1, Pages 1-10 |
| Series | The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
The term 'educational value' may be used to refer to several distinct kinds of value, which fit together in a complex pattern. This chapter reviews the most important kinds of value and then constructs a conception of educational value suitable for assessing the value of MOOCs as educational instruments. The key kinds of value of enduring importance in education are technical value – being good at various intellectual and practical arts, and use value – being good for some end. One subspecies of use value – beneficiality or being good for the good of a being – is of particular importance. Good education conduces to technical goodness that benefits learners. The book then addresses the twin questions: can MOOCs contribute to goodness at intellectual and practical arts, and are MOOCs beneficial – in the broadest sense – for learners?| Keywords | educational benefits · educational value |
| Published at | New York |
| ISBN | 978-1-349-85204-8 |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | © The Author(s) 2016 |
| DOI | 10.1057/978-1-349-85204-8_1 |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-85204-8_1 |
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