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King, Carolyn; Kelder, Jo-Anne; Doherty, Kathleen; Phillips, Rob; et al.

The introduction of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a vehicle for education delivery presents opportunities and challenges. In the context of the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre (Wicking Centre), ...

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Witthaus, Gabi; dos Santos, Andreia Inamorato; Childs, Mark; Tannhauser, Anne-Christin; et al.

This report presents the outcomes of research, conducted between May 2014 and November 2015, into emerging practices in assessment, credentialisation and recognition in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Following ...

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Knox, Jeremy

While education has been both open and online, the sizeable enrolment numbers associated with massive open online courses (MOOCs) are somewhat unprecedented. In order to gauge the significance of education at scale, ...

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de Waard, Inge; Koutropoulos, Apostolos; Keskin, Nilgün Özdamar; Abajian, Sean C.; et al.

This paper takes a look at the MOOC format as a possible pedagogical approach to fit mobile learning (mLearning) based on mutual affordances of both contemporary learning/teaching formats. The paper presents a case ...

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Gené, Oriol Borrás; Núñez, Margarita Martínez; Blanco, Ángel Fidalgo; García-Peñalvo, Francisco José

The phenomenon of MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses) is increasingly experienced and is challenged by very low completion rates. There are a large number of students who drop out of the course, so it is necessary to ...

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Liyanagunawardena, Tharindu Rekha; Williams, Shirley; Adams, Andrew; Koskinen, Tapio; Mor, Yishay

Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a recent but hugely popular phenomenon in the online learning world. They are hailed by many as a solution for the developing world’s lack of access to education because MOOCs ...

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Downes, Stephen; McGreal, Rory; Kinuthia, Wanjira; Marshall, Stewart

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de Waard, Inge; Abajian, Sean C.; Gallagher, Michael; Hogue, Rebecca; et al.

In this paper, we look at how the massive open online course (MOOC) format developed by connectivist researchers and enthusiasts can help analyze the complexity, emergence, and chaos at work in the field of education ...

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Dillahunt, Tawanna; Wang, Brian; Teasley, Stephanie; McGreal, Rory; Conrad, Dianne

Massive open online courses (“MOOCs”) provide free access to higher education for anyone with Internet access. MOOCs are considered a means for democratizing education. These courses will hopefully provide an ...

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Downes, Stephen; Jemni, Mohamed; Kinshuk; Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair

The last 100 years have seen a significant transformation in the way we understand teaching and learning. This chapter documents that change. We now understand that learning is neither merely the passive reception of ...

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