Massive Open Online Courses as a Knowledge Base for Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Donitsa-Schmidt, Smadar; Topaz, Beverley
Titel	Massive Open Online Courses as a Knowledge Base for Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 44 (2018) 5, S.608-620 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Donitsa-Schmidt, Smadar) ORCID (Topaz, Beverley)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-7476
DOI	10.1080/02607476.2018.1516350
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Online Courses; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Student Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Large Group Instruction; Student Satisfaction; Educational Quality; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	This research investigated an initiative to familiarize pre-service teachers with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as an example of Open Educational Resources (OERs). Student teachers in one faculty in a teacher education college in Israel were given the option to register on an international MOOC for credit. The purpose of the research was to examine the attitudes of the 84 students who chose to study in a MOOC towards their learning experience. Data were collected from students' reflections upon completion of the course. Findings reveal that all those enrolled in the MOOC successfully completed the course, expressed positive attitudes towards their learning experience and a desire to participate in more courses in the future. Students' reflections reveal gains not only in content knowledge but also in pedagogical knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and technological pedagogical and content knowledge. Results indicate that MOOCs hold great potential for teachers' continuous professional development and lifelong learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01