{"title":"Learning about Islam and Muslims online: Reflections on the design and delivery of a massive open online course (MOOC) 2014–2019","authors":"S. Gilliat‐Ray","doi":"10.1111/teth.12568","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article evaluates the design, delivery, and main outcomes of Cardiff University's first “ Massive Open Online Course ” (MOOC) entitled “ Muslims in Britain: Changes and Challenges, ” delivered to over 20,899 international learners between 2014 and 2019. I explore the design principles underpinning the course and offer a detailed quantitative overview of our learner-base. The paper examines the experience of course delivery, as well as providing an evaluation of the outcomes arising from the course in the short, medium and long-term. It also explores some of the distinctive aspects of learning about religion (and Islam, in particular) online as a result of our course, thereby contributing to discussion about the pedagogy of Religious Studies in the digital environment.","PeriodicalId":43110,"journal":{"name":"Teaching Theology and Religion","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/teth.12568","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Teaching Theology and Religion","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/teth.12568","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article evaluates the design, delivery, and main outcomes of Cardiff University's first “ Massive Open Online Course ” (MOOC) entitled “ Muslims in Britain: Changes and Challenges, ” delivered to over 20,899 international learners between 2014 and 2019. I explore the design principles underpinning the course and offer a detailed quantitative overview of our learner-base. The paper examines the experience of course delivery, as well as providing an evaluation of the outcomes arising from the course in the short, medium and long-term. It also explores some of the distinctive aspects of learning about religion (and Islam, in particular) online as a result of our course, thereby contributing to discussion about the pedagogy of Religious Studies in the digital environment.