Let’s Look into the Future! E-Learning Trends and Hypes in Academic Teaching
Let’s Look into the Future! E-Learning Trends and Hypes in Academic Teaching
Author(s): Helge Fischer, Linda Heise, Matthias Heinz, Kathrin Moebius, Thomas KoehlerSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
Published by: European Distance and E-Learning Network
Keywords: E-learning policies, strategies; Learning innovation; MOOCs; National case studies; New ICT and media applications in learning
Summary/Abstract: The present paper introduces methodology and findings of a trend study in the field of academic teaching. The overall interest of the study is the analysis of life stages and future potentials of e-learning innovations. A content analysis –based on 427 scientific articles of leading German speaking e-learning conferences – has been conducted. Thus, e learning trends and hypes in academic teaching have been identified and characterised. The following paper focuses two things, on one hand existing academic concepts of trend research in the field of e-learning will be discussed and on the other hand the above-mentioned study will be introduced.
Journal: European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Conference Proceedings
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 81-88
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English