The Evolution and Evaluation of Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs in Motion /

• Main Author: Waks, Leonard J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2016.
• Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education
• Subjects: Education.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Educational technology.; Higher education.; Education > Philosophy.; Educational Philosophy.; Higher Education.; Curriculum Studies.; Technology and Digital Education.; Educational Technology.; Philosophy of Education.

This book offers a re-assessment of the educational and occupational value of MOOCs based on developments since 2013. When MOOCs appeared amidst great fanfare in 2012, leaders proclaimed an educational “revolution.” By 2013, however, dramatic failures, negative research findings, and sharp critiques...