MOOC Pedagogy

The discussion of the technology and pedagogy seems a hot topic for a long time. It started with the popularity of the Internet. At present, MOOC, the massive open online courses, is a main topic when people discuss the technological influences on pedagogy. Digital pedagogy became many teachers' new way of education. But what the digital pedagogy really is, I think different may have different opinion. The question "Aren't all online teachers digital pedagogues" is a good problem for all of the online teachers.They need to ask if what they do are digital pedagogy. In my opinion, digital pedagogy can be the course which teacher teaches using some digital method, such as video.But I think it should be more than just using digital tools. Taking MOOC as an example, we can't deny that all of the MOOCs are digital pedagogy which use the Internet as the platform and invite some digital tools. It has more meanings which link people from different places to one online group, and provide them the opportunities to learn from each other.It not just provide the contents to people, what's more, it provides a platform or sources for more information and knowledge. It provides people a new way of learning or a model for learning possibly. Therefore, digital pedagogy not only provides useful technological tools for study, but also introduce a new way of learning and many possibilities of learning. From this perspective, MOOCs should  be based upon both  behavioral concepts and social constructionist ones. 

I partly agree that trying to replicate something we do in face-to-face classes to the majority of MOOCs is the first mistake. I agree because I think if teacher just put the traditional way of education into MOOC, it will loose the meaning of open online course. Furthermore, if like this, it not only  doesn't present its own advantages, but also have disadvantages comparing to face-to-face classes. However, I say partly agree because I think MOOCs can't completely distinguish from traditional classes. No matter what the way of learning is, the purpose should basically be the same, namely, to learn something. Therefore, the main content of a course is also needed on MOOCs. I don't agree that some people take MOOC as a totally transformation  of education, so they take everything on MOOC which is from traditional education as the object of criticism. As a saying goes, the methods used may vary, but the principle is the same. I think when we consider the education on MOOC, we would better choose a middle way.

For my micro MOOC, I will implant some traditional contents that we learn in classes, like some lectures, PowerPoint, and reading materials. Moreover, I will try to highlight the meaning of "open" and "online". I will make the best of all kinds of tools on the Internet; pay attention to sharing experience and information in the process of learning; promote the studying among students; promote students to express their opinion from a opener perspectives. All of these seem hard to realize, but easy to say. Anyway, I will try, and I think many good professors can realize most of them. 

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