by Yojana Sharma, University World News
A new type of MOOC – dubbed MOOC 2.0 – could even disrupt the way courses are devised, altering the top-down university designed curriculum and the professor-to-student course structure that is still part of the MOOC model. MOOC 2.0 is currently in alpha form to test its functionality – “we had a group travelling in the Congo who tested it from there, and we have also tested it in South Asia”, said Yoonil Auh, a professor of instructional technology at Kyung Hee Cyber University. The platform will move into beta version with a course on global citizenship education for teachers in Korea, developed collaboratively with community groups and NGOs. The two-way platform is expected to launch early next year with not just institutions but also community groups, including civil society organisations, providing input for learning. “MOOC 2.0 will act as an academic mediator,” Auh said. “The MOOC 2.0 technology is such that students can actually learn from each other and the MOOC is the facilitator.”
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