Lessons Learned Through Massive Open Online Courses

López-Sieben, Mónica; Peris‐Ortiz, Marta

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04825-3_2

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“…However, other studies reveal that MOOC's system still has the opportunity to offer a flexible learning environment based on the wants and needs of students (López-Sieben et al, 2014;Rieber, 2017). In this study, almost three quarters of the participants indicated that the hybrid MOOC has attracted them to learn.…”

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“…For example, in her article, "The year of the MOOC", Pappano (2012) stresses that the future of learning is the use of MOOCs, since these courses are taught by world-renowned professors and can provide a great deal of participation and interaction compared with traditional learning system. Moreover, since each course aims to cover educational material as determined by its author or designer, learners have the opportunity to choose the course which meets his/her needs and desires, with no need to join or enroll in the traditional classes (Treves, 2013;López-Sieben et al, 2014).…”

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The Impact of Integrating a MOOC Platform on the Teaching of Computer Science Course: A Case Study

Hakami

2019

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The present study reports an attempt to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of integrating teaching MOOC platform into traditional learning system to teach a face-to-face course. It investigated students' opinions of Sharurah College of Science and Arts about the benefits and challenges based on their learning experiences in a hybrid learning environment. The researcher used both quantitative and qualitative methods to address the research questions. The study shows the following findings: a MOOC platform, as a new source for learning, supports teaching and learning in a hybrid learning environment; it can be used to support traditional learning; students like and are interested in a hybrid MOOC learning environment; and, finally, the most challenges affecting the hybrid MOOC environment are Internet drop/low speed connections and limited time for discussion in the MOOC.

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The Impact of Integrating a MOOC Platform on the Teaching of Computer Science Course: A Case Study

Hakami

2019

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“…The term mass open online course was coined by the researcher named in Ref. [1], David Cormier, as he was writing about such a course held at the University of Manitoba, created by Siemens and Downes. According to the research mentioned in [2], over 2000 students had enrolled in the respective course, which "was delivered using various open and free to use educational resources […] such as wikis, online forums, Google Docs, YouTube, and Facebook group.…”

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FutureLearn and Coursera: Possibilities of Communication

Drobot¹

2023

Massive Open Online Courses - Current Practice and Future Trends

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The purpose of this chapter is to analyse, comparatively, the possibilities that are offered to learners by these two platforms. One of the main aspects is that learners find themselves in an international environment, since they are among students from all over the world. Here we can clearly notice the advantages of English as a lingua franca, which unites such a diverse community of learners around a topic of common interest. For both platforms, audio and video materials are available, together with the possibility of students and teachers interacting on the forums, for Coursera, or in the below the video discussions, for FutueLearn. Collaborative learning is also encouraged, as some courses can ask students to use Padlet to work together or other such sites. The sense of community is built by rapport with the teachers they appears on video, through common tasks, and through peer to peer discussions.

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