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What is Onground Course

Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs
A traditional course offered by an institution of higher education, offered all or in part in face-to-face format.
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Challenging Evaluation: The Complexity of Grading Writing in Hybrid MOOCs
Robert W. McEachern (Southern Connecticut State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1718-4.ch022
Abstract
When MOOCs exploded into the public consciousness in 2012, many supporters touted their potential to disrupt higher education. In a short time, MOOCs have evolved, and that role as radical change agents seems to have faded. However, the use of Hybrid MOOCs, in which onground courses use MOOCs for some or all of their content, does have the potential to be disruptive, albeit on a smaller scale. This article will describe one Hybrid MOOC and the ways it could be used to disrupt individual pedagogy, and perhaps affect larger change as a result.
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