MOOCs, openness and changing educator practices : an activity theory case study
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2018
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The presentation provides an overview of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), specific to University of Cape Town (UCT) South Africa. It reflects on open educational practices (OEP) from the teacher point of view. Developing the MOOC taught one study participant “how to start thinking about bridging online and offline” in their teaching, as well as the significance of building an archive. Interviews with academic staff revealed that educators approach the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the MOOC, or transforming the MOOC into OER, for practical reasons rather than from ideological or theoretical perspectives.
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MOOC, TEACHERS, OPEN ACCESS, OPEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ROER4D, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH OF SAHARA