MOOCs and the claim of education for all: A disillusion by empirical data
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015 MOOCs have shaped the discussion on learning with digital media for the last few years. One claim of MOOCs in the tradition of Open Educational Resources is to expand access to education, mainly in the field of higher education.
Matthias Rohs, Mario Ganz
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Motivation in a language MOOC: issues for course designers [PDF]
, 2014 Whilst several existing studies on foreign language learning have explored motivation in more traditional settings (Dörnyei, 2003), this paper presents one of the first studies on the motivation of participants in a MOOC.
Beaven, Tita +2 more
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A review on massive e-learning (MOOC) design, delivery and assessment [PDF]
, 2013 MOOCs or Massive Online Open Courses based on Open Educational Resources (OER) might be one of the most versatile ways to offer access to quality education, especially for those residing in far or disadvantaged areas.
Bassi, Roxana +3 more
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Research on the Compilation of Mechanical Design Guided Textbooks Based on Chinese University MOOCs [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesWith the development of information technology, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have become a hot topic in the field of education. At present, there is a lack of teaching materials for mechanical design courses that are compatible with MOOCs ...
Zhao Xiuting, Liang Ruotian, Wang Ziyue
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A First Briefing on MOOCs [PDF]
, 2013 This memo is addressed to members of our university (and maybe others) who want to know whether they need to know about MOOCs, and what the first things they would need to know are. MOOCS were the academic buzzword of 2012.1 But what is a MOOC.
Draper, Stephen, Honeychurch, Sarah
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Approaches Reflected in Academic Writing MOOCs
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017 Since it was first introduced in 2008, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been attracting a lot of interest. Since then, MOOCs have emerged as powerful platforms for teaching and learning academic writing.
Subeom Kwak
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Accessibility of Massive Open Online Courses on Mathematics for Students with Disabilities
Вопросы образования, 2020 The paper studies issues of accessibility of massive open online courses (MOOCs) for persons with disabilities. By browsing the catalogues of five leading MOOC-platforms with Russian-language content, 56 MOOCs on undergraduate mathematical disciplines ...
Yekaterina Kosova, Milera Izetova
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Raising awareness of the accessibility challenges in mathematics MOOCs [PDF]
, 2017 MOOCs provide learning environments that make it easier for learners to study from anywhere, at their own pace and with open access to content. This has revolutionised the field of eLearning, but accessibility continues to be a problem, even more so if ...
Amado-Salvatierra H. R. +12 more
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Widening disabled learners’ participation to HE through the use of MOOCs [PDF]
, 2018 Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are making low-cost learning opportunities available at a large scale to diverse groups of learners. Therefore, MOOCs need to be accessible so that they can offer the flexibility of learning and benefits to all.
Coughlan, Tim +3 more
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How are higher education institutions dealing with openness?. A survey of practices, beliefs, and strategies in five European countries [PDF]
, 2016 Open Education is on the agenda of half of the surveyed Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in France, Germany, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. For the other half of HEIs, Open Education does not seem to be an issue, at least at the time of the ...
Castaño Muñoz, Jonatan +5 more
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