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Second language learning in the context of MOOCs [PDF]
, 2014 Massive Open Online Courses are becoming popular educational vehicles through which universities reach out to non-traditional audiences. Many enrolees hail from other countries and cultures, and struggle to cope with the English language in which these ...
Fitzgerald, Alannah +2 more
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Massive open online course completion rates revisited: Assessment, length and attrition [PDF]
, 2015 This analysis is based upon enrolment and completion data collected for a total of 221 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It extends previously reported work (Jordan, 2014) with an expanded dataset; the original work is extended to include a multiple ...
Jordan, Katy
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International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2014 This study aimed to evaluate how peer-to-peer interactions through writing impact student learning in introductory-level massive open online courses (MOOCs) across disciplines. This article presents the results of a qualitative coding analysis of peer-to-
Denise K. Comer +2 more
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Web Accessibility Requirements for Massive Open Online Courses [PDF]
, 2014 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stresses that persons with disabilities should be able to participate fully in all aspects of life, including education.
Luján Mora, Sergio +1 more
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Are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) pedagogically innovative? [PDF]
, 2016 While claims about pedagogic innovation in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are common, most reports provide no evidence to justify those claims. This paper reports on a survey aimed at exploring how different stakeholders describe MOOCs, focusing on ...
Armellini, Alejandro +1 more
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Problems of massive open online distance learning courses in distance learning systems
CTE Workshop Proceedings, 2013 The term "Massive Open Distance Learning" was coined by George Siemens in 2008. The process of learning in such courses is the process of creating a network whose nodes are external entities (people, organizations, libraries, websites, books, magazines,
V. M. Kukharenko
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) behind the scenes [PDF]
, 2016 Research literature on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is still limited and tends to focus on the learner perspective. This paper reports on the experiences of ten UK-based individuals involved in designing, developing, or delivering MOOCs (learning ...
Armellini, Alejandro +2 more
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The arrival of MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses [PDF]
Summary: Internationally, a number of emerging technologies and associated developments are becoming available that could have far‐reaching effects on the delivery of tertiary education.
Avinash Shrivastava, Peter Guiney
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MOOC Learners’ Engagement with Two Variants of Virtual Patients: A Randomised Trial
Education Sciences, 2018 Introduction: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are an increasingly popular form of education in health professional education. VPs have been introduced in MOOCs to increase interactivity. There is a lack of research in understanding the reasons behind
Natalia Stathakarou +5 more
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Learning in MOOCs: The [Un]democratisation of Learning [PDF]
, 2017 Massive open online courses have been signaled as a disruptive and democratizing force in online, distance education. This position paper critiques these claims, examining the tensions between viewing MOOCs as products and students as customers, and the ...
Hood, Nina, Littlejohn, Allison
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