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Li, Xiaobin – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2019
China has the largest higher education system in the world. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the literature on distance higher education, including MOOCs, development in China, its accompanying practices, challenges, and opportunities. The study also offers recommendations derived from the literature on how to make distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Distance Education, Large Group Instruction
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Ding, Yan; Shen, Hui-zhong – The EUROCALL Review, 2020
In the wake of rapid development of Language MOOCs (LMOOCs), numerous studies have proposed principles and guidelines to inform curriculum design. Very few of them have, however, reported on learners' views. This study aims to contribute to this line of research by bringing in a learners' perspective. It is based on a content analysis of 3,510…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Xu, Mianjun; Deng, Juntao; Zhao, Tianyuan – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020
The release of "China MOOCs Action Declaration" signifies the strategic role of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in China's national education. Compared with traditional face-to-face instruction, MOOCs have distinctive advantages, such as their large scale, openness, accessibility, flexibility and convenience, so they have shown great…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology
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Trehan, Sangeeta; Sanzgiri, Janesh; Li, Chenxi; Wang, Rongsheng; Joshi, Rakesh Mohan – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2017
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been a relatively recent entrant in the field of online learning, yet with their "massiveness" and "openness" were posited to have the potential to transform learning and development in developing countries by providing willing learners with ready access to knowledge and Higher Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology
Hollands, Fiona M.; Tirthali, Devayani – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the goals of institutions that are currently developing and delivering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and to assess the current evidence as to whether these goals are being met. A qualitative study was conducted comprising interviews of 83 individuals across 62 institutions including public and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Qualitative Research
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Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2018, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, 17-19 July, 2018. This conference is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2018, 17-20 July, which had a total of 617 submissions.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Online Courses, Educational Environment