Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications Across UK Higher Education
Register and further details: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2014/Seminars/AH/GEN911_UCLAN
University of Central Lancashire, Preston
The HEA workshop will examine the opportunities and challenges presented by new forms of online learning arising from the debate about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Addressing the Arts and Humanities, the workshop will consider key aspects of the discussion through a combination of invited speakers and audience participation.
Featured Speakers include:
- Sir John Daniel, Vice Chancellor of the Open University, UK (1990-2001)
- Professor Tony McEnery, Professor / Course Leader of the FutureLearn Corpus Linguistics MOOC, Lancaster University
- Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić , Former Chair of UNESCO Higher Education Sector
- Jeffrey Young, Editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education and author of Beyond the MOOC Hype
- Professor Gerry Kelleher, Vice Chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire (Opening address)
One of the most important questions facing new forms of online learning is whether they are compatible with the Arts and Humanities. Courses in these areas are least represented in MOOC platforms and this may be a result of pedagogical styles which are more suited to smaller groups and personal forms of teaching and learning. The workshop is open to participants from all disciplines in the Arts and Humanities and aims to develop their knowledge in the following areas:
- The historical context of online learning
- Scalability and quality assurance
- Pedagogy
- Accreditation
- Future implications of MOOCs in the Arts and Humanities
Dr Michael Thomas BA (Hons) M.Ed. MBA Ph.D. FHEA
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 1772 893148
E: mthomas4@uclan.ac.uk
Skype: mthomas69
Project Coordinator/Principal Investigator: EU FP7 CAMELOT Project (2013-2015)
Faculty Affiliate: Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University (2013-2014)
Series Editor: Digital Education & Learning (Palgrave)
Series Editor: Advances in Digital Language Learning & Teaching (Bloomsbury)
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