Pushing Toward a More Personalized MOOC: Exploring Instructor Selected Activities, Resources, and Technologies for MOOC Design and Implementation
Autor: | Meina Zhu, Najia Sabir, Shuya Xu, Curtis J. Bonk, Minkyoung Kim, Annisa Ratna Sari |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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MOOC instructors
Social Sciences and Humanities High interest Computer science Teaching method Individualized instruction instructional design 02 engineering and technology Education Personalization World Wide Web Open education 020204 information systems 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION personalization LC8-6691 Instructional design 05 social sciences Educational technology 050301 education Special aspects of education massive open online courses (MOOCs) Educational resources Sciences Humaines et Sociales 0503 education |
Zdroj: | International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 19, Iss 4 (2018) |
ISSN: | 1492-3831 |
Popis: | This study explores the activities, tools, and resources that instructors of massive open online courses (MOOCs) use to improve the personalization of their MOOCs. Following email interviews with 25 MOOC and open education leaders regarding MOOC personalization, a questionnaire was developed. This questionnaire was then completed by 152 MOOC instructors from around the world. While more than 8 in 10 respondents claimed heavy involvement in designing their MOOCs, only one-third placed extensive effort on meeting unique learner needs during course design, and even fewer respondents were concerned with personalization during course delivery. An array of instructional practices, technology tools, and content resources were leveraged by instructors to personalize MOOC-based learning environments. Aligning with previous research, the chief resources and tools employed in their MOOCs were discussion forums, video lectures, supplemental readings, and practice quizzes. In addition, self-monitoring and peer-based methods of learner feedback were more common than instructor monitoring and feedback. Some respondents mentioned the use of flexible deadlines, proposed alternatives to course assignments, and introduced multimedia elements, mobile applications, and guest speakers among the ways in which they attempted to personalize their massive courses. A majority of the respondents reported modest or high interest in learning new techniques to personalize their next MOOC offering. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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