scholarly journals Produção científica em MOOCs no contexto do ensino superior: Uma abordagem de análise de redes sociais

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Dora Simões
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Graphical Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Interactive Network

The MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) is the latest training model offered by higher education institutions. As a teaching and learning approach that is free, and therefore devoid of economic or social barriers at the onset, it looks quite promising. But is it so? In order to gain greater understanding of the focus of current research and to indicate future research guidelines that may provide answers to some pertinent questions, this study aims to analyze the scientific production based on SCOPUS and carried out under the keywords “Massive Open Online Course” and “Higher Education”. Using the methodology of social network analysis in order to get a “picture” of relations between authors who publish in this field, the results of the analysis show that interest in this issue was first expressed in 2013 and is currently on the rise, raising more and more interest. The graphical analysis of the interactive network reveals little interaction among authors, but most publications are co-authored by four researchers. Also, the network indicators analysis reveals that the density and centrality are very low.

Open courses and MOOCs as professional development – is the openness a hindrance?

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Courses ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse if open courses, including massive open online courses (MOOCs), can be used as professional development despite their openness since the openness not only brings together individuals from different organizations but also may make the results of collaboration public. Design/methodology/approach – The setting is eight companies in different sectors and networks, collaborating with Higher Education Institutions in developing open courses in externally funded projects. The opinions of managers and HR-specialists in the companies are investigated and analysed. Findings – The managers and HR-specialists are positive to open courses that deliver professional development. They consider the openness in this kind of course to be of no significant problem. The employee knows what can be shared and what can be kept secret. The conditions are, however, different depending on the kind of company and the kind of inter-company relationship that exists. Research limitations/implications – Several interesting questions arise for future research about the use of open courses as professional development in different categories of inter-firm relationship and trust. Practical implications – If the openness is not a hindrance open online courses would appear to meet the requirement of flexibility; they have the potential of being suitable for professional development for individuals who want to increase their competence, but also as organized professional development in organizations and businesses. Originality/value – This is one of the first studies of the openness as a potential hindrance when open courses including MOOCs are utilized as professional development.

scholarly journals Students’ readiness in using MOOC for teaching and learning

10.32698/0281 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Norfarahi Zulkifli Zulkifli ◽  
Fathilah Begum Mohamed Maidin ◽  
Adilah Hafizah Abd Halim ◽  
Ummul Hafizah Ali ◽  
Hajaratul Adhwa' Ahmad Kuthi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
New Approach

Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) emphasizes on the usage of information technology and transformation in teaching and learning process. The 9th shift from the blueprint; globalised online learning is to transform the education system and uses information technologies to enhance the learning quality in Malaysia. This suits the Education 4.0 where 21st century skills are important to be applied in education. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is one platform that has been introduced as a new approach in teaching and learning process. This quantitative study aims to look at students’ readiness in using MOOC in their teaching and learning process. To serve this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to 213 students at one polytechnic in the Southern Zone. Data were measured using Likert Scale of 1-5 and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Descriptive statistics using mean were reported to describe the students’ readiness. The findings show that the level of readiness for students to use MOOC is in the highest level with the overall mean of 4.0238.  Results express that students are ready to use MOOC in their teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Predicting user perceived satisfaction and reuse intentions toward Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Qing Wang ◽  
Muhammad Saqib Khan ◽  
Muhammad Kamran Khan
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
Research Students

The Covid-19 pandemic restricted the people around the world's boundaries. Therefore, online learning's importance increased in the current era, an essential topic for current research. Students are actively using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) while restricted at their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research investigates the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model (UTAUT) and quality factors to predict the users perceived satisfaction and reuse intentions toward MOOCs in the Covid-19 pandemic. We collected data from three public universities in Wuhan, China and 298 users who were actively using MOOCs participated in this research. The proposed hypotheses were tested by using PLS-SEM. The findings revealed that effort expectancy and social influence directly impacted users' reuse intentions while performance expectancy and perceived course quality positively impacted users' reuse intentions through perceived satisfaction toward MOOCs. This research found the critical role of perceived satisfaction in the current pandemic era. Finally, this research provides important theoretical implications for the researchers and practical implications for the developers, technologists, and policymakers for developing effective systems and strategies in online environments. In addition, this study revealed some limitations and future research guidelines for the researchers.

scholarly journals Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Data on higher education

Data in Brief ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Al-Rahmi ◽  
Ahmed Aldraiweesh ◽  
Noraffandy Yahaya ◽  
Yusri Bin Kamin ◽  
Akram M. Zeki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online

scholarly journals A REVIEW OF RECENT PAPERS ON ONLINE DISCUSSION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
Computer Communication ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussion ◽  
Design Software ◽  
Additional Value

This paper presents a review of a sample of recent case studies on the use of asynchronous online discussion in higher education. These studies are analyzed in terms of curriculum design, assumptions about teaching and learning, and claims and reported conditions for using online discussion. The claims made for asynchronous online discussion—in particular the opportunities for interaction between learners, and permanent access to these interactions—are found to be frequently based on social constructivist principles. Asynchronous online discussion is seen as offering additional value by providing learners with experience of computer communication tools and opportunities for taking part in group work. Several constraints on participation within online forums are described. These are discussed in relation to the nature of curriculum design, software design, tutor support, and learners’ attitudes and previous experience. The conditions under which asynchronous online discussion may best support learning are set out, and avenues for future research are suggested.

scholarly journals MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE -COURSES IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (05) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Nurgul Dhoranovna Ghoranova ◽  
◽  
Gauhar Sarsenbaevna Borankulova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online
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