Instructional Quality of MOOCs: A Review of Attitudinal Change MOOCs

• In Event: Online Learning Perspectives and Approaches

Abstract

Nine MOOCs designed for attitudinal instruction were reviewed to rate the degree they incorporated first principles of instruction and first principles of attitudinal instruction. The study found that while none of the MOOCs incorporated all of the first principles, overall they incorporated the first principles of instruction more consistently than in the prior study. The review also showed that all of the courses did incorporate the attitudinal instruction first principles to some degree. This study provides researchers an approach to evaluating the instructional design quality of attitudinal instruction in general and MOOCs designed for attitudinal learning specifically, while also guiding practitioners in understanding how others have approached the design of attitudinal learning MOOCs.

Authors

• William R. Watson, Purdue University

• Sunnie Lee Watson, Purdue University

• Shamila Janakiraman, Purdue University