Littlejohn, Allison · Falconer, Isobel · McGill, Lou

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Falconer, Isobel; McGill, Lou; Littlejohn, Allison; Boursinou, Eleni; et al.

This report synthesizes the findings of the "OER4Adults study", a study conducted in 2012-13 by a team from the Caledonian Academy, Glasgow Caledonian University, under a contract with the European Commission Joint ...

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McGill, Lou; Falconer, Isobel; Beetham, H.; Littlejohn, Allison

Phase 2 of the JISC/HEA jointly funded UK OER programme was launched in October 2010. The aim of this second phase of funding was to build on the lessons learned in the pilot phase - across institutions, individual ...

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McGill, Lou; Falconer, Isobel; Littlejohn, Allison; Beetham, H.

The JISC/HE Academy OER Phase 3 programme (October 2011- October 2012) was designed to build on the sustainable practice identified in the first two stages (Pilot programme, and Phase 2 programme), and to expand in new ...

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Vale, Katie; Littlejohn, Allison; Littlejohn, Allison; Pegler, Chris

This chapter examines potential benefits and limitations of MOOCs, using a case example of a major MOOC initiative:edX. This chapter begins by examining conflicting perspectives around MOOCs from the literature. Then ...

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Hood, Nina; Littlejohn, Allison

The purpose of this review is to identify quality measures and to highlight some of the tensions surrounding notions of quality, as well as the need for new ways of thinking about and approaching quality in MOOCs. It ...

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Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) often are viewed as synonymous with innovation and openness. In this chapter, we trace their origins and varied manifestations and the ways they are understood. We interrogate the ...

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Margaryan, Anoush; Bianco, Manuela; Littlejohn, Allison

We present an analysis of instructional design quality of 76 randomly selected Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The quality of MOOCs was determined from first principles of instruction, using a course survey ...

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Kaatrakoski, Heli; Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina

Open education, including the use of open educational resources (OER) and the adoption of open education practice, has the potential to challenge educators to change their practice in fundamental ways. This paper forms ...

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Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina

MOOCs have the potential to challenge existing educational models. Paradoxically, they frequently reinforce educational conventions by requiring the learners to conform to expected norms of current educational models. ...

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Hood, Nina; Littlejohn, Allison

MOOCs are re-operationalising traditional concepts in education. While they draw on elements of existing educational and learning models, they represent a new approach to instruction and learning. The challenges MOOCs ...

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