scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES UTILIZATION IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF A UNIVERSITY BASED ON SPECIALITY «PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION»

2020 ◽  
pp. 136-146
Author(s):  
Tetiana Terletska
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Education ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Practical Utilization ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

The article deals with the question of massive open online courses utilization in educational process of higher education institutions; the background for the courses implementation is analysed, advantages and disadvantages of their utilization to provide distant component of educational process are estimated. In the framework of the research on peculiarities of MOOCs implementation in electronic learning courses in Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University a survey was hold for students of the specialty “Pre-school education” of the second (Master’s) level, where 50 respondents, who completed massive open online courses during their study, took part. According to the result of the survey it was defined that the majority of the students (from 68% to 78% depending on the course) were completely satisfied with the format of study and consider it one of the ways for their professional development in the future. The article describes the difficulties faced by the students in the process of work with MOOCs; possible ways to overcome them were defined. Accordance of possibilities provided with massive open online courses with the requests of modern students to the ways of extracurricular learning implementation was analysed. Positive aspects of the courses utilization as a part of electronic learning courses were highlighted including motivational factor about completing corresponding MOOCs. In addition, the question of readiness of academics to use massive open online courses in their professional activities was taken into consideration. Lecturers of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University were surveyed; the results showed that only 30% of teaching staff had previous experience of using MOOCs in educational process, however, around 80% of respondents are interested in further study and practical utilization of such resources.

scholarly journals Intellectualization of professional and pedagogical activity based on the integration of pedagogical and digital technologies

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Natalia P. Goncharuk ◽  
Evgeniya I. Khromova
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Massive Open Online

The article is dedicated to the issues of intellectualization of professional and pedagogical activity with the main purpose of continuously development of teachers’ competencies in the field of using digital technologies in the educational process, transformation of the teachers’ activities in accordance with the capabilities of modern information and communication technologies and the digital educational environment. The article highlights the potential of massive open online courses and open educational resources that contribute to the development of ways to effectively use Internet technologies in education. The article points out the role of the pedagogical technologies’ integration with the latest digital technologies in updating and developing the competencies of teachers. The article describes how to use online courses in the educational process, scenarios for integrating online courses into the educational process, technologies for placing educational materials, interaction tools in an electronic informational and educational environment. The article focuses on blended learning technology as a means of implementing an integrated learning model using Internet resources. The article highlights the main characteristics of blended learning technology allowing the use of modern methods and tools of online learning, combining the advantages of educational and digital technologies. Particular attention is paid to the “MOOC discipline support” model which uses massive open online courses as additional material. The article describes variants of methodological support for the process of implementing an online course, Internet services for organizing academic work and networking.

scholarly journals Massive Open Online Courses and Economic Sustainability

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharindu R. Liyanagunawardena ◽  
Karsten O. Lundqvist ◽  
Shirley A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Support Costs ◽  
Supplementary Material

Abstract Millions of users around the world have registered on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by hundreds of universities (and other organizations) worldwide. Creating and offering these courses costs thousands of pounds. However, at present, revenue generated by MOOCs is not sufficient to offset these costs. The sustainability of MOOCs is a pressing concern as they incur not only upfront creation costs but also maintenance costs to keep content relevant, as well as on-going facilitation support costs while a course is running and re-running. At present, charging a fee for certification seems to be a popular business model adopted by leading platform providers. In this position paper, the authors explore possible business models for courses, along with their advantages and disadvantages, by conducting a literature study and applying personal insights gained from attending various MOOC discussion fora. Some business models discussed here are: the Freemium model, sponsorships, initiatives and grants, donations, merchandise, the sale of supplementary material, selective advertising, data-sharing, follow-on events, and revenue from referrals. This paper looks at the sustainability of MOOCS as opposed to the sustainability of MOOC platforms, while observing the tight link between them.

Innovative Learning and Education Practices in European Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-90
Author(s):  
Marcos Komodromos
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Flipped Classrooms

In the dynamic world that is associated with unpredictable informatization and globalization, it is indispensable for education to be sustainable and continuously evolve to facilitate in fulfilling the learners' needs in the current digital technologies and knowledge era. In this chapter, the author discussed how innovative learning and education practices for modern pedagogy have been developed in the European universities system. Specifically, the author provides a delineation of the attributes, pedagogy, ideology, ethical dimensions, and practical applications of innovative learning education practices. In the chapter, the author identified the different practices such as massive open online courses (MOOCs), blended learning, and flipped classrooms that have been applied at different European universities. Thus, the information discussed in this chapter is relevant to university educators and electronic learning practitioners.

scholarly journals Integration of massive open online courses into the educational process of the university as a factor in the personalization of history education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mozhaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
History Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Learning Behavior ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
The University

In this article, three models of integration of massive open online courses (MOOCs) into the educational process are considered. They allow providing web support for training, implementing blended learning and completely replacing the academic discipline with an online course. The potential of MOOCs for individual learning paths is analyzed. They allow taking into account the peculiarities of students' learning behavior and the focus on achieving educational results. The necessary for MOOC integration conditions are described.

IDENTIFYING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE STUDENTS ' DROPOUTS FROM MOOC COURSES

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
T. A. BOYKO ◽  
◽  
P. D. IVANOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Decision Trees ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Classification Models ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Massive Open Online

The article considers one of the most popular forms of distance learning – massive open online courses (MOOC). The number of educational content, as well as universities and platforms that develop and provide access to courses, is constantly growing. The relevance of the work is due to the fact that according to various estimates, only 5-13% of students who have signed up for MOOC courses are trained to the end. The aim of the work is to determine the quantitative variables that affect the proportion of students who complete the course. To solve this problem, classification models are used: the model of logistic regression, decision trees and random forest. The obtained results can be used to improve the educational process in online courses.

Using MOOCs in the process of teaching future engineers mathematical disciplines

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
E.V. Liksina ◽  
◽  
O.A. Vagaeva
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Mathematical Problems

Researched are peculiarities of using massive open online courses (MOOCs) in the process of teaching mathematics to future engineers. The need for democratization, increased accessibility and the trend towards digitalization of education in the future will lead to the widespread use of online courses in education, including technical. As part of the study, a survey was conducted of teachers and students of technical universities in the form of a questionnaire. The survey revealed a fairly high awareness of teachers about massive open online courses (93.3%). Among students, the number of such respondents was only 45.4%. The most popular among the surveyed teachers and students is the online platform “Open Education” — 53.3% and 34.5%, respectively. Note that among the reasons that prevent the use of massive open online courses in education are: lack of free time, lack of skills to work in this format, lack of regulation of the implementation of learning outcomes in MOOCs in the formal educational process. At the same time, analysis of the platforms Coursera, EdX, OpenEducation, Intuit, Lektorium, and Stepik showed that as of January 2021, 150 courses were available in both general and specific math areas. We believe that the active use of massive open online courses in preparation for the educational process can increase the efficiency of mastering competencies in solving practical mathematical problems, which will improve the training of future engineers.

scholarly journals INTRINSIC MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS DURING BLENDED LEARNING OF BUSINESS ENGLISH

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Olga Ogurtsova ◽  
Svitlana Petrova Petrova
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Business English ◽  
Massive Open Online

The article discusses the issue of improving the efficiency of teaching Business English to students of economic specialties using educational Internet resources. The described method of blended learning involves the active independent work of students with resources hosted on the platform www.edx.org and active discussion of the results of this work during the classroom. The results of the survey indicate a high motivation of students to learning Business English according to the main principles of the blended learning approach. According to the survey conducted in the framework of the first stage of experimental research, during the work with the offered educational materials of the Internet, the intrinsic motivation of students was at a high level. In particular, the students themselves found such work useful and effective for developing competence in listening, reading, writing and speaking. Observation of the practical classes showed that students’ involvement in the educational process has increased significantly. Students ‘subjective feelings about the effectiveness of their online learning resources were supported by objective data, including the students’ performance charts, which were recorded by the platform. All students successfully completed more than half of the proposed assignments. Based on the results of the study, it can be argued that the use of edx massive open online courses in the framework of blended learning method (both in Ukrainian and in a foreign languages) in the teaching practice of higher educational establishments is very promising for improving the quality of education not only in Business English but also in other professional disciplines. Moreover, the use of edx massive open online courses in the framework of blended learning method will help students to develop continuing education tools and high intrinsic motivation to use these tools in their future professional and personal growth.

scholarly journals The role of massive open online courses during the COVID-19 era

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Aayat Amin Aljarrah ◽  
Mustafa Abdel-Karim Ababneh ◽  
Nadire Cavus
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning

The process of developing education is a vital and important issue around the world as it is an issue that is inherited through time, and it is one of the most important challenges facing the world. Distance education is one of the means of developing education through which knowledge can be spread and which can help people to overcome obstacles of time and space. Recently, teaching and learning systems have become completely dependent on e-learning, especially during the corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic since the world has turned to electronic transactions in all areas, especially in education, and the most used technology includes the use of online training courses such as massive open online courses (MOOCs). It provides great support to the distance learning process as it can facilitate the learning process by diversifying its contents via media, such as text and video. In addition, MOOCs are the most popular and effective online courses. The aim of this paper is to provide an in-depth analysis of the definition, characteristics and patterns of MOOCs. Also, this paper discusses the specific advantages and disadvantages of taking up MOOCs along with the different challenges that MOOCs are facing. In addition, various suggestions will be given to make improvements that can help in making process enhancements to MOOCs. Finally, this paper presents the importance of MOOCs in the COVID-19 era. We hope this paper will help instructors to understand how MOOCs can be made more efficient, enable learners to become more organised and increase their understanding of MOOCs, and will help education development system specialists to find suitable solutions for problems that MOOCs are facing. Keywords: Massive open online courses, e-learning, online courses, distance education, COVID-19.

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