TY - JOUR
T1 - Maps and the geospatial revolution
T2 - teaching a massive open online course (MOOC) in geography
AU - Robinson, Anthony C.
AU - Kerski, Joseph
AU - Long, Erin C.
AU - Luo, Heng
AU - DiBiase, David
AU - Lee, Angela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/1/2
Y1 - 2015/1/2
N2 - The massive open online course (MOOC) is a new approach for teaching online. MOOCs stand apart from traditional online classes in that they support thousands of learners through content and assessment mechanisms that can scale. A reason for their size is that MOOCs are free for anyone to take. Here we describe the design, development, and teaching of a MOOC called Maps and the Geospatial Revolution. We explore the geography of the student population, the experience of teaching a MOOC, and evaluate its impacts on learning. We conclude with several key challenges and opportunities we see for MOOCs in geography.
AB - The massive open online course (MOOC) is a new approach for teaching online. MOOCs stand apart from traditional online classes in that they support thousands of learners through content and assessment mechanisms that can scale. A reason for their size is that MOOCs are free for anyone to take. Here we describe the design, development, and teaching of a MOOC called Maps and the Geospatial Revolution. We explore the geography of the student population, the experience of teaching a MOOC, and evaluate its impacts on learning. We conclude with several key challenges and opportunities we see for MOOCs in geography.
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U2 - 10.1080/03098265.2014.996850
DO - 10.1080/03098265.2014.996850
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84924196689
SN - 0309-8265
VL - 39
SP - 65
EP - 82
JO - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
JF - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
IS - 1
ER -