Innovation in Education. Massive Open Online Courses and Dissemination Strategies

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Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Pedagogy - Media Pedagogy, grade: 76, The Open University (School of Educational Technology), course: Openness and Innovation in e-Learning, language: English, abstract: This report introduces this innovation in eLearning and set out its main contributions, highlighting why MOOC are considerable innovation in today’s teaching and learning and the developments of innovations that are important in our today’s life. It will provide a history of the MOOCs, describe the research and the works on which this innovation is built, by specifying the first MOOCs, what they were and when, and then tell how they have developed so far. The report also examines the different MOOCs produced and their impact on higher education and human life; Highlight the main issues or problems remaining around MOOC projects and try propose valid and appropriate their next steps. Finally, resources will be considered to recommend three important elements in the strategic MOOC project dissemination, namely the use of social media engagement, conference presentations and webinars.

Genre: Education / Computers & Technology (fancy, right?)