AMP: A tool for characterizing the pedagogical approaches of MOOCs

• Authors: Karen Swan , Scott Day , Leonard Bogle , Traci van Prooyen
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This article reports on the development and validation of a tool for characterizing the pedagogical approaches taken in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). The Assessing MOOC Pedagogies (AMP) tool characterizes MOOC pedagogical approaches on ten dimensions. Preliminary testing on 17 different MOOCs demonstrated >80% inter-reliability and the facility of the measure to distinguish differing pedagogical patterns. The patterns distinguished crossed content areas and seemed to be related to what Sfard1 termed metaphors for learning - acquisition vs. participation.

Keywords

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AMP; Assessing MOOC Pedagogies; MOOCs; Massive Open Online Courses; pedagogy; e-learning

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: e-mentor
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2 (54)
• Pages: 75-85

Contributors

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Karen Swan

• Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University

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Scott Day

• Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield

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Leonard Bogle

• University of Illinois at Springfield

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Traci van Prooyen

• Teacher Education Department at the University of Illinois at Springfield

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