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International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2022 In this paper, the origin and the significant development of Massive Open Online Education (MOOC) is analyzed. The MOOC-type education has only a brief history, although today it can provide degrees both on bachelor's and master's levels. The opinion of some experts is that MOOC universities belong to the Christensen-type disruptive innovation.
Shama Urooj +3 more
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Science, 2019 What happened to disruptive transformation of education?
Reich, Justin +1 more
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A MOOC Taxonomy Based on Classification Schemes of MOOCs [PDF]
European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2020 In recent years there has been a significant growth in the number of online courses known as MOOCs available via online providers such as edX and Coursera. The result has been a marked reduction in the clarity around the different course offerings and this has created a need to reconsider the classification schemes ...
Liyanagunawardena, Tharindu R. +4 more
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To MOOC or not to MOOC? Exploring MOOC readiness of YNSPEED project participants
Proceedings TIE 2022, 2022 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become one of the most prominent extensions to distance learning, especially during the pandemic and in the post-pandemic period. With the growth in the number of users of MOOCs (220 million users in 2021, excluding China) (Shah, 2021), educational opportunities within the field have been enhanced for both ...
Krsmanovic, Ivana +3 more
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Music Theory Online, 2013 Webinar with John Covach (May 1, 2014)[1] At colleges and universities across North America, online education is a topic that has generated a significant amount of discussion in the past year or so. In many ways, the idea of online education is only the most recent version of something that got its start in the nineteenth century: the correspondence ...
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The role of motivation in MOOCs’ retention rates: a systematic literature review
Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2022 Although MOOCs platforms offer a unique way to provide information for a large cohort of participants, only a small percentage of participants complete MOOCs.
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To MOOC, or Not to MOOC, That is the Question [PDF]
Mechanical Engineering, 2015 This article presents view of two books on massive open online courses (MOOCs). The two books ride on a homologous theme: the revolutionary future of undergraduate education. A Whole New Engineer, by David E. Goldberg and Mark Somerville, describes the change in engineering education that is taking place at the newly minted Olin College of Engineering ...
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International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017 We explore interpretations of MOOCs around the globe and, in particular, interpretations of MOOCs in Norway. Based on a review of previous studies relevant to these topics, we present two contrasting views on the emergence and development of MOOCs ...
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Massive Open Online Courses on Health and Medicine: Review
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2014 BackgroundMassive open online courses (MOOCs) have become immensely popular in a short span of time. However, there is very little research exploring MOOCs in the discipline of health and medicine. ObjectiveWe aim to provide a review of MOOCs
Liyanagunawardena, Tharindu Rekha +1 more
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Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017 近期高等教育崛起一股新興風潮，是強調大規模、開放、自我進度學習與共 享之「大規模開放線上課程」（MOOCs，臺灣稱為「磨課師」）。MOOCs被認為 是將教育機會擴展至全球學習者的一種方式，但此風潮卻引起許多批評。因此， 本文主要探討MOOCs之發展及其對高等教育領域之影響。透過文獻分析，本文先 討論MOOCs之起源與特性，並概述三大MOOCs平臺公司─Udacity、Coursera與 edX；最後，討論此風潮所引發的挑戰，包含MOOCs之定義、中輟率、課程建議、 互動品質、學位授予 ...
侯雅雯 Ya-Wen Hou
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