TY - JOUR
T1 - Ubiquitous learning and massive communication in MOOCs
T2 - Revisiting the role of teaching as a praxis
AU - Zarghami-Hamrah, Saeid
AU - de Vries, Marc J.
N1 - Accepted Author Manuscript
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In the present study, we refer to Carr's theory on the nature of educational practice for evaluating teaching as a praxis in relation to two major changes, i.e. ubiquitous learning and massive communication caused by MOOCs. With regard to the first change, we argue that the teacher is faced with the problem of encouraging the learners to get involved in the educational activities. The second change has resulted in a reduction of teacher’s agency and loss of teaching legitimacy and hence its natural feature as a morally committed action. In addition, massive communication has affected the potential encounters between teacher and student considered as the ‘Other’ and has replaced conversation with texting. We highlight the significance of teacher-student conversation as an essential element for developing reflection and self-reflection capacities. Finally, we discuss that the responsibility of teaching is beyond designing and implementing education technically through MOOCs.
AB - In the present study, we refer to Carr's theory on the nature of educational practice for evaluating teaching as a praxis in relation to two major changes, i.e. ubiquitous learning and massive communication caused by MOOCs. With regard to the first change, we argue that the teacher is faced with the problem of encouraging the learners to get involved in the educational activities. The second change has resulted in a reduction of teacher’s agency and loss of teaching legitimacy and hence its natural feature as a morally committed action. In addition, massive communication has affected the potential encounters between teacher and student considered as the ‘Other’ and has replaced conversation with texting. We highlight the significance of teacher-student conversation as an essential element for developing reflection and self-reflection capacities. Finally, we discuss that the responsibility of teaching is beyond designing and implementing education technically through MOOCs.
KW - massive communication
KW - praxis
KW - teaching
KW - Ubiquitous learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060190700&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17449642.2018.1509189
DO - 10.1080/17449642.2018.1509189
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060190700
SN - 1744-9642
VL - 13
SP - 370
EP - 384
JO - Ethics and Education
JF - Ethics and Education
IS - 3
ER -