It was agreed that MOOCs and open education require different quality indicators than those traditionally used in higher education. The European Commission's new Opening up education initiative states that quality issues must be rethought and revalued. The EC has set out eight recommendations which institutions and authorities need to focus on: 1. reviewing their organisational strategies 2. exploiting the potential of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) 3. stimulating innovative learning practices such as blended learning 4. equipping teachers with high digital competences 5. equipping learners with digital skills 6. thinking about how to validate and recognise learner's achievements in online education 7. making high quality Open Education Resources (OER) visible and accessible
We can always argue that the further technology advances, MOOCs will become stronger and more effective. They have only existed since the mid-nineties, so the kinks are still being worked out.
It was agreed that MOOCs and open education require different quality indicators than those traditionally used in higher education. The European Commission's new Opening up education initiative states that quality issues must be rethought and revalued. The EC has set out eight recommendations which institutions and authorities need to focus on:
1. reviewing their organisational strategies
2. exploiting the potential of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
3. stimulating innovative learning practices such as blended learning
4. equipping teachers with high digital competences
5. equipping learners with digital skills
6. thinking about how to validate and recognise learner's achievements in online
education
7. making high quality Open Education Resources (OER) visible and accessible
Each of these points raise issues regarding quality and quality development. The debate continues.
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