MOOCs in teacher education: institutional and pedagogical change?. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tømte, Cathrine Edelhard
• Is Part Of: European journal of teacher education. Volume 42:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 65
• Page End: 81
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) -- institutional change -- pedagogical change -- innovation -- teachers; Teachers -- Training of -- Europe -- Periodicals; 370.71094
• DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2018.1529752
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0261-9768

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We study the implementation of a MOOC initiative which involved two distinct teacher education institutions at HEIs, and where the implementation was led by a governmental body. Our aim was to see in what ways this initiative changed the teacher education involved, in terms of institutional organisation and pedagogics. Based on interviews with stakeholders from the government and from the two HEIs, we found that the process of implementing and piloting the MOOC faced various sorts of resistance. Our study might serve as a contribution to researchers and practitioners involved in development and running MOOCs as cross institutional initiatives, in that it addresses the diversity of challenges new study models are facing within HEIs. It may also be of interest to teacher education departments responsible for continuing education programs, since it demonstrates the opportunities that comes with a MOOC to provide larger groups of in-service teachers with new educational possibilities.