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Online teaching going massive: input and outcomes

Leire, Charlotte LU ; McCormick, Kes LU ; Richter, Jessika Luth LU ; Arnfalk, Peter LU and Rodhe, Håkan LU (2016) In Journal of Cleaner Production 123. p.230-233
Abstract
The proliferation of massive open online courses is a recent phenomenon in higher education. At the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University in Sweden, emerging

pedagogical approaches in e-learning have long been embraced, allowing for valuable experience with new educational technologies applied in education for sustainability. In 2014, the Institute was given a formal task to develop a massive open online course on “Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia”, thereby utilizing existing capacities and experiences while experiencing new challenges revealed by courses of larger scale. This article presents the background to the Institute's undertaking with massive open online courses... (More)
The proliferation of massive open online courses is a recent phenomenon in higher education. At the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University in Sweden, emerging

pedagogical approaches in e-learning have long been embraced, allowing for valuable experience with new educational technologies applied in education for sustainability. In 2014, the Institute was given a formal task to develop a massive open online course on “Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia”, thereby utilizing existing capacities and experiences while experiencing new challenges revealed by courses of larger scale. This article presents the background to the Institute's undertaking with massive open online courses and the range of expectations from the main stakeholders. The article discusses massive open online courses as a novel venue for e-learning in sustainability education as regards learning activities, design and content. It concludes that while the initial experience of such a course has been positive, in order to better cater to the learner groups, continued attention needs to be paid to course design, teacher capacity and in particular an examination of learner motivations. (Less)
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e-learning, Online, MOOC, Sustainability, Education, Green economy
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Higher Education
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Journal of Cleaner Production
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123
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230 - 233
publisher
Elsevier
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  • scopus:84957928232
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0959-6526
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10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.014
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English
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pedagogical approaches in e-learning have long been embraced, allowing for valuable experience with new educational technologies applied in education for sustainability. In 2014, the Institute was given a formal task to develop a massive open online course on “Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia”, thereby utilizing existing capacities and experiences while experiencing new challenges revealed by courses of larger scale. This article presents the background to the Institute's undertaking with massive open online courses and the range of expectations from the main stakeholders. The article discusses massive open online courses as a novel venue for e-learning in sustainability education as regards learning activities, design and content. It concludes that while the initial experience of such a course has been positive, in order to better cater to the learner groups, continued attention needs to be paid to course design, teacher capacity and in particular an examination of learner motivations.}},
  author       = {{Leire, Charlotte and McCormick, Kes and Richter, Jessika Luth and Arnfalk, Peter and Rodhe, Håkan}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{230--233}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Cleaner Production}},
  title        = {{Online teaching going massive: input and outcomes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.014}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.014}},
  volume       = {{123}},
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