Essays about: "MOOC"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the word MOOC.

  1. 11. Education for Sustainable Development for Everyone: Massive Open Online Courses and global, climate literate, sustainable citizens

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Kristina Naunova; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs ; Climate Change; ESD pedagogic approaches;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to knowledge about how Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as educational online platforms can be utilized in achieving the purposes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Starting out from a view that, in the face of global challenges every individual is an important actor with agency to drive for necessary social changes, the overall ambition of this thesis is to investigate the role of MOOCs, as a specific form of online learning, in empowering and enabling learners to acquire the competences needed to take responsible actions and informed decisions in a rapidly changing, interdependent and unequal world. READ MORE

  3. 12. Study Of Game Elements Impacting On SE Course Completion Rate In MOOCs

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

    Author : Xiaoji Xu; Huanyu Zhi; [2017]
    Keywords : MOOCs; Completion rate; SE courses; Game element;

    Abstract : Context. SE is a growing field in both academia and industry, online SE education becomes more and more prevalent recent years. Massive Open Online Courses, as an emerging type of open educational resource, provide SE courses a much wider development space. But on the other hand, MOOCs limit SE courses because its low completion rate. READ MORE

  4. 13. Disadvantages of using non-linear video in shallow learning situations : A critical perspective on current trends

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Mikael Herrera; Georg Schierbeck; [2016]
    Keywords : Linear video; interaction; video; communication; non-linear video; shallow learning; media technology; Linjär video; interaktion; video; kommunikation; icke-linjär video; ytlig inlärning; medieteknik;

    Abstract : Video learning material has reported benefits to in-person lectures, and it can improve knowledge transfer (Bishop & Verleger, 2013; Kim, 2013). Modern educational methods such as flipped classroom and MOOCs (MOOC, 2016) depend on implementing video as a learning resource. READ MORE

  5. 14. Individual adoption to innovation : A study of MOOCs in Swedish universities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofoklis Per Lamprou; Yulia Lvovskaya; [2015]
    Keywords : MOOC; innovation; individual adoption; acceptance; TAM;

    Abstract : Background:Rapid development of digital technologies creates innovative ways of learning, Massive Open Online Courses being one of them. To keep up with the development, two Swedish universities have launched their own courses despite lack of clear benefits for education. READ MORE

  6. 15. An Adaptable Usability Checklist for MOOCs : A usability evaluation instrument for Massive Open Online Courses

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Sara Johansson; Inka Frolov; [2014]
    Keywords : MOOC; usability; heuristic evaluation; adaptable checklist; user experience UX ; user interface UI ; guidelines;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to develop a list of usability guidelines, i.e. a usability checklist, which can assist in evaluating the usability of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) user interfaces. Interviews were conducted to help understand their context of use and to find design focus points for the evaluation of MOOCs interface. READ MORE