What's Next for MOOCs
| Published | 8 December 2020 |
| Conference | The Training and Learning Conference 2020 |
| Country | Canada, North America |
ABSTRACT
This talk looks at the recent resurgence of MOOCs and describes this growth (despite claims that they are 'dead'), shows how they are providing access to micro-credentials and skills-based learning, and explains how they are and will be improving in terms of student engagement and completion, offering as a proposal the development of "micro-MOOCs" to provide greater access and flexibility for MOOC-based learning.| Keywords | MOOC · micro-credentials · skills-based learning · micro-MOOC |
| Language | English |
| Rights | CC BY-NC-SA |
| URL | https://www.downes.ca/presentation/543 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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