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MOOCifying Courses: Delivery of a MOOC to Enhance University Course Activities

Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Howell, Jennifer; Dron, Jon (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)

Since 2012 MOOCs have been heralded as a new way of learning outside of formal university programs of study and there has been much speculation regarding their impact. While MOOCs have provided millions of global learners ...

Can New Modes of Digital Learning Help Resolve the Teacher Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Moon, Bob; Villet, Charmaine (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)

Sub-Saharan Africa, more than any other part of the world, is experiencing a crisis in finding sufficiently qualified teachers to meet the needs of expanding school systems. The professional development support provided ...

Motivations, Achievements, and Challenges of Self-Directed Informal Learners in Open Educational Environments and MOOCs

Bonk, Curtis J; Lee, Mimi M (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)

This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related ...

MOOC Adaptation and Translation to Improve Equity in Participation

Wolfenden, Freda; Cross, Simon; Henry, Fiona (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)

There is an urgent need to improve elementary and secondary school classroom practices across India and the scale of this challenge is argued to demand new approaches to teacher professional learning. Massive Open Online ...