A CYCLE OF ONLINE EDUCATION ECSTASY/AGONY: TO MOOC OR NOT TO MOOC

Tu C., McIsaac M., Doyle R., AYDIN H., ÖZKUL A. E.

IEEE 63rd Annual Conference on International Council for Educational Media (ICEM), Singapore, Singapore, 1 - 04 October 2013 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/cicem.2013.6820221
  • City: Singapore
  • Country: Singapore
  • Keywords: Online Learning, MOOCs, Connectivism, Open Educational Resources (OERs), Personal Learning Environment (PLE), Emerging Learning
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course, which is catching a lot of attention in higher educations. This attention particularly is popularized by mass media on the comments from innovative, disruptive, educational evolution, come the revolution, the campus tsunami, faducation, False promise, to hype, shallow, McDonaldization of global higher education. What do MOOCs mean to higher education? Should we offer MOOCs? What are the critical instructional designs for MOOCs?