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The Influence of Successful MOOC Learners’ Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Self-Efficacy, and Task Value on Their Perceived Effectiveness of a Massive Open Online Course

High dropout rates have been an unsolved issue in massive open online courses (MOOCs). As perceived effectiveness predicts learner retention in MOOCs, instructional design factors that affect it have been increasingly examined. However, self-regulated learning, self-efficacy, and task value have been underestimated from the perspective of instructors even though they are important instructional design considerations […]

Five Learning Design Principles to Create Active Learning for Engaging With Research in a MOOC

Creating a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) based on analysis from research requires the adaptation of MOOC pedagogies. For example, course designers need to follow certain design principles and adapt learning content to the pedagogies and constraints of a MOOC platform. That said, this paper outlines five different learning design principles that create active learning […]

Establishing a MOOC quality assurance framework – a case study

The rapidly growing number of learning materials and repositories makes the issue of how to find the most relevant and best quality resources to be integrated in teaching and learning offers. Thus, effective quality assessment tools are more and more needed. In the present paper, a case-study focusing on quality assurance in a Virtual Mobility […]

Are MOOCs Open Educational Resources? A literature review on history, definitions and typologies of OER and MOOCs

Open Education gained more visibility as a result of the emergence of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). This article discusses whether MOOCs should be considered as OER. Open Education and OER can be treated as two strands with different historical roots even though, in theory, OER are an aspect of […]

Digital equity and accessible MOOCs: Accessibility evaluations of mobile MOOCs for learners with visual impairments

Despite the popular claim that massive open online courses (MOOCs) can democratise educational opportunities, this study suggests that current MOOC platforms are not designed to be accessible and inclusive for learners with disabilities. Our main goals in this study were to identify the needs and barriers that learners with visual impairments face when learning with […]

Understanding Hybrid-MOOC Effectiveness with a Collective Socio-Behavioral Model

Online courses for high school students promise the opportunity to bring critical education to youth most at need, bridging gaps which may exist in brick-and-mortar institutions. In this work, we investigate a hybrid Massive Open Online Course for high schoolers which includes an in-person coaching component. We address the efficacy of these courses and the […]

Coursera launches first US online bachelor’s degree

Coursera, the online learning platform, is extending its reach in traditional postsecondary education, announcing it would offer a bachelor’s degree for the first time from a U.S. university.
 The University of North Texas, a public research institution, will work with Coursera to offer an online bachelor of applied arts and sciences starting this fall that is […]

Design Recommendations to Address Cultural Issues in Multicultural MOOCs: A Systematic Literature Review

One of the goals of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is to democratise education. With their unique openness feature, courses are offered to global learners with diverse backgrounds and cultures. This research has conducted a systematic literature review to identify the cultural aspects of multicultural learning environments and MOOCs, and what strategies, approaches, and dimensions […]

Download: The MOONLITE Policy Report on MOOCS for Social Inclusion: Maximising the Potential and Minimising the risks to design and utilize MOOCs

This policy report represents Output 6 (O6) of the MOONLITE project and provides guidelines for policy makers on how to maximise the potential of MOOCs and minimise the potential risks they might introduce to the HEI (system) and society. The recommendations are summarized in the form of a declaration, initiated at the MOONLITE multiplier event […]

EdX launches for-credit credentials that stack into bachelor’s degrees

With MicroBachelors, EdX is targeting adults who don’t have the time or funds for a traditional undergraduate education.  “This could be transformative in the undergraduate space, particularly for learners that are in the workforce and are looking to get additional skills,” said Anant Agarwal, founder and CEO of EdX, in an interview with Education Dive. Major […]

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