scholarly journals Adoption of MOOCs by Emerging Countries Seeking Solutions to University Overcrowding: Literature Review and Feedback from the First Scientific MOOC Held by Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah University – Fez, Morocco

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (22) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Khadija Naji ◽  
Abdelali Ibriz ◽  
Youssef Mourdi
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Academic Services

The adoption of various forms of distance education, particularly MOOCs (an acronym for Massive Open Online Courses), by universities worldwide has continuously gained momentum over the past decade. This is due not only to the importance of maintaining a parallel educational model alongside face-to-face courses in order to complete students’ training, but also in response to the limits of academic infrastructure faced with an increasingly large mass of learners, typically in emerging countries. Universities view MOOCs as a remedy to this dilemma—one which promises reasonable development costs—especially taking into account the ubiquity of the internet and digital communication tools. In a country such as Morocco, whose university capacity has been stretched to 186%, the quest to dematerialize lectures can support universities in producing well-rounded professional profiles as well as improving institutional and academic services overall. In this paper, we present the feedback from Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University concerning its first scientific MOOC, launched within the framework of the MarocUniversitéNumérique (Morocco Digital University) or MUN project in collaboration with the France UniversitéNumérique (France Digital University) or FUN platform. The objectives of this paper are threefold: to assess the possibility of adopting further MOOCs in a Moroccan setting, to seek insight on the profiles of learners who have completed MOOCs and to draw lessons in order to improve future experiences.

scholarly journals What if Classroom Instruction Becomes a Thing of the Past?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Mu
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
University Education ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Past ◽  
Virtual Instruction ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Until recently, there was no doubt about what constituted a university education and how it was carried out. Suddenly, the COVID-19 pandemic occurred, and in a few weeks, not only education, but the entire world changed. In the new normal, post-pandemic world, it is possible that teaching face-to-face courses will be the exception, not the rule, in the U.S. and the Latin American and Caribbean regions. Furthermore, this virtual instruction will possibly be at massive levels with tens or hundreds of thousands of students at a time, modeled after massive open online courses (MOOCs).

scholarly journals Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Course Length

<p>The past two years have seen rapid development of massive open online courses (MOOCs) with the rise of a number of MOOC platforms. The scale of enrolment and participation in the earliest mainstream MOOC courses has garnered a good deal of media attention. However, data about how the enrolment and completion figures have changed since the early courses is not consistently released. This paper seeks to draw together the data that has found its way into the public domain in order to explore factors affecting enrolment and completion. The average MOOC course is found to enroll around 43,000 students, 6.5% of whom complete the course. Enrolment numbers are decreasing over time and are positively correlated with course length. Completion rates are consistent across time, university rank, and total enrolment, but negatively correlated with course length. This study provides a more detailed view of trends in enrolment and completion than was available previously, and a more accurate view of how the MOOC field is developing.</p>

scholarly journals The Implementation of Massive Open Online courses into Educational Processes at Russian Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 3329-3341
Author(s):  
Tatiana Nikolaevna Bokova ◽  
Olga Aleksandrovna Kabanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Use

Interest in massive open online courses (MOOCs) as a new resource for distance learning is due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies within the framework of education. The 2000s precipitated the development of e-learning in the direction of open learning opportunities which resulted in the phenomenon known as MOOCs. MOOCs are now a widespread and accepted means of higher education which implies interactive online learning. Therefore, it is relevant to define the most appropriate form of MOOC integration, to study the contemporary experiences of MOOC implementation into higher education along with analysing the experience of using online courses within the context of face-to-face classes. This study observes the development of MOOCs by using comparative analysis and literature examination to reveal some accepted blended learning models for higher education. This paper also attempts to show possible challenges and outcomes of MOOC integration into a face-to-face class. The findings are dedicated to effective use of massive open online courses in universities in Russia.

scholarly journals Examining MOOCs: A Comparative Study among Educational Technology Experts in Traditional and Open Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nati Cabrera ◽  
Maite Fernández Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Face Model ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Direct Competition ◽  
Open Courses

<p class="3">The proliferation of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in recent years has generated much debate. MOOCs have been presented as technology-based educational practices, but many researchers question if this kind of open courses really respects some of the consolidated principles behind the education offered at universities. In light of this situation, consulting the teachers most closely tied to this type of course can provide an authoritative view of the issue and can allow the most important elements to be highlighted in order to carry out further research. Using a qualitative methodology based on an open questionnaire, this work presents the opinions and perceptions of teachers/lecturers in educational technology regarding these new courses key elements. These key elements are analysed through analysing its controversial definition, their pedagogical advantages and limitations, the functions of a tutor in a MOOC and their assessment (or accreditation). In addition, a comparison is made between the contributions of teachers from a traditional university with a face-to-face model and those from a distance university, which is based entirely on a virtual training offer and which has a greater possibility of coming into direct competition with these Massive Open Online Courses.</p>

Reducing employee learning and development costs: the use of massive open online courses (MOOC)

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ong ◽  
Manimekalai Jambulingam
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Reducing Costs

Purpose This paper discusses the role of online learning, in particular the use of massive open online courses (MOOC), in reducing costs related to employee training and development. Businesses these days are facing escalating costs of doing business, and senior management teams are also looking for areas of cost reduction and savings within their organizations. The adoption of MOOC enables cost savings in regard to employee training and developments. Design/methodology/approach The contents of this paper are of the authors’ personal experience in using online learning and evidence gathered from available literature. Findings Several large organizations are already using MOOC to replace or complement their traditional training program. One major benefit of using MOOC for employee training and development programs is the potential for huge cost savings for employee training. Practical Implications Traditional employee training programs need to be reviewed in view of the vast development in internet technologies. The internet and the latest technology devices can be fully utilized to facilitate employee training and developments, thus resulting in overall cost savings. Originality/value This paper presents the operationalization of MOOC in organizations for training and development. The benefits and downsides of adopting MOOC in training and development are also discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals When the Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC, become Hybrid at the Open University of Mauritius

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gundeea Narrainen
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Completion Rate ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Open University ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Online Teachers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Blended Courses

With more and more courses being offered online teachers are constantly being asked to change their teaching style. Online courses have taken another turn with the innovation, which are the MOOCs. MOOCs being non-fee paying courses, delivered mostly by recognised universities, course organisation and management was bound to change. With less than 10% successful completion rate for MOOC courses and keeping in mind the Mauritian context, the Open University of Mauritius decided to offer a hybrid MOOC. By hybrid Daniel Peraya suggests blended courses that is online training and face-to-face sessions. It is more about tutoring and guiding students rather than mere teaching. Our main objective is to show the effectiveness of a Hybrid MOOC in terms of organisation and course structure. The methods used in this paper are: a survey questionnaire and data from a Moodle platform. The fact that this course has been organised in a blended mode has helped the participants to reach the end of the training with a higher completion rate, face to face sessions helped students to interact, the use of Moodle as an additional platform accessssed by a restricted number of participants proved to be helpful to get aquainted to online learning.

scholarly journals Massive Open Online Courses-based blended versus face-to-face classroom teaching methods for fundamental nursing course

Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (9) ◽  
pp. e24829
Author(s):  
Wenjing Cao ◽  
Lin Hu ◽  
Xiaoying Li ◽  
Xiaoling Li ◽  
Chuan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Nursing Course

scholarly journals Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence

AI Magazine ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura E. Brown ◽  
David Kauchak
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
The Past ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations ◽  
K 12

The emergence of massive open online courses has initiated a broad national-wide discussion on higher education practices, models, and pedagogy.  Artificial intelligence and machine learning courses were at the forefront of this trend and are also being used to serve personalized, managed content in the back-end systems. Massive open online courses are just one example of the sorts of pedagogical innovations being developed to better teach AI. This column will discuss and share innovative educational approaches that teach or leverage AI and its many subfields, including robotics, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and others at all levels of education (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels).  In particular, this column will serve the community as a venue to learn about the Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence (EAAI) (colocated with AAAI for the past four years); introductions to innovative pedagogy and best practices for AI and across the computer science curricula; resources for teaching AI, including model AI assignments, software packages, online videos and lectures that can be used in your classroom; topic tutorials introducing a subject to students and researchers with links to articles, presentations, and online materials; and discussion of the use of AI methods in education shaping personalized tutorials, learning analytics, and data mining

Massive open online courses: a new tool in educational policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Y. Eryomina
Keyword(s):  
Educational Policy ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technological Growth ◽  
The World ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
Face To Face Learning

Rapid technological growth, social and demographic changes in the world have led to the emergence of new requirements for education. Traditional institutions involving face-to-face learning cannot fully meet the needs of a growing number of students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), which are available to any student, regardless of their social status and where they live, have become a new tool in distance education. MOOC solve the problem of increasing student mobility and increasing inclusiveness in society. This mechanism can become both a complement to traditional forms of education and their direct competitor.

scholarly journals Who studies MOOCs? Interdisciplinarity in MOOC research and its changes over time

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Veletsianos ◽  
Peter Shepherdson
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
The Past ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

<p>The complexity of digital and online education is becoming increasingly evident in the context of research into networked learning/participation. Interdisciplinary research is often proposed as a way to address complex scientific problems and enable researchers to bring novel perspectives into a field other than their own. The degree to which research on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is interdisciplinary is unknown. We apply descriptive and inferential statistics to bibliometric data to investigate interdisciplinarity in MOOC research. Results show that MOOC research published in 2013-2015 was (a) mostly conducted by researchers affiliated with Education and Computer Science disciplines, (b) far from monolithic, (c) had a greater representation of authors from Computer Science than in the past, and (d) showed a trend toward being more interdisciplinary than MOOC research published in 2008-2012. Our results also suggest that empirical research on xMOOCs may be more interdisciplinary than research on cMOOCs. Greater interdisciplinarity in xMOOC research could reflect the burgeoning interest in the field, the general familiarity with the xMOOC pedagogical model, and the hype experienced by xMOOCs. Greater interdisciplinarity in the field may also provide researchers with rich opportunities to improve our understanding and practice of digital and online learning.</p>

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