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Shahzad, Fakhar; Xiu, GuoYi; Khan, Imran; Shahbaz, Muhammad; Riaz, Muhammad Usman; Abbas, Adnan – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2020
In the provision of massive open online courses (MOOCs), cloud computing services enable students to synchronize their study materials anywhere, anytime, and using any device, which can improve learning performance and strengthen the teacher-student relationship via knowledge sharing. This study builds on the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Software, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods
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Dridi, Mohamed Aziz; Radhakrishnan, Dhinesh; Moser-Mercer, Barbara; DeBoer, Jennifer – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
In this paper, we studied the implementation of a course on global history as a blended section of a massive open online course (MOOC) and the learning challenges faced by the students in three crisis contexts: Azraq refugee camp (Jordan), Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya), and Amman urban refugee center (Jordan). The results showed that poor Internet…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Barriers, Refugees
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Aljaraideh, Yousef – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study aims to identify the challenges and benefits of Massive Open Online Learning (MOOC) as perceived by the faculty members at Jerash University. A descriptive approach was used for collecting data. The sample of the study consists of (130) faculty members were chosen from all faculties at Jerash University. The findings have indicated that…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Mass Instruction, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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Luo, Beate – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study explored students' learning behavior before and after participating in an introduction to learning how to learn. This four-week intervention included the Massive Open Online Course "Learning How to Learn," further discussions on the content of this MOOC, and hands-on practice using learning platforms. Its purpose was to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Academic Achievement, Language Proficiency, Comparative Analysis
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Onah, Daniel F. O.; Pang, Elaine L. L.; Sinclair, Jane E. – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
Independent learning in massive open online courses (MOOCs) requires considerable effort from the learners themselves. Blended-learning has been recognised to foster independent learning among undergraduate students. With the popularity of the blended-learning approach to teach in traditional educational settings, little has been mentioned on how…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Blended Learning, Student Attitudes, Metacognition
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Namaziandost, Ehsan; Rahimi Esfahani, Fariba; Hashemifardnia, Arash – SAGE Open, 2018
This study compared the effects of spacing and massed instructions on Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' reading comprehension. To fulfill this objective, 50 Iranian participants were selected among 80 students based on the results of Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The intermediate selected participants were then randomly…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Farrow, Robert – Open Praxis, 2016
What difference does openness make to the ethics of teaching and research? This paper approaches this question both from the perspective of research into the use of open educational resources (OER) in teaching and learning. An outline of the nature and importance of ethics in education research is provided before the basic principles of research…
Descriptors: Ethics, Open Education, Foreign Countries, Governance
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Selwyn, Neil; Bulfin, Scott; Pangrazio, Luci – Higher Education Quarterly, 2015
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been a prominent topic of recent educational discussion and debate. MOOCs are, in essence, university-affiliated courses offered to large groups of online learners for little or no cost and are seen by many as a bellwether for change and reform across higher education systems. This study uses content and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Newspapers, Teaching Methods, Commercialization
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Huang, Futao – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
Based on case studies of China and Japan, this study undertakes comparative research on major aspects of university curriculum and instruction-teaching activities of academics, their role in curriculum development, and their perceptions of these activities--between a mass and a universal higher education system. Major findings from the APA…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mass Instruction, Access to Education, Cultural Context
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Wang-Szilas, Jue; Bellassen, Joël – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This article reviews the existing Chinese language Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and points out three problems in their design: the monism-based teaching method, the non-integration of cultural elements, and the lack of learner-learner interactions. It then presents the design principles of the Introductory Chinese MOOC in an attempt to…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Teferra, Damtew – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
African higher education has witnessed phenomenal enrollment growth in the last decade--and this trend is expected to continue well into the future owing to the continent's youth bulge. In this "massifying" system, the academic profession faces a paradox: as the academic profession at the senior level is aging it is also concurrently…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Aging (Individuals), Teaching Methods, Mass Instruction
Read, Timothy; Barcena, Elena – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
In this article a proposal is presented for a theoretical framework that could provide the structure and coherence needed for the development of effective LMOOCs (Language MOOCs) and MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) apps in a systematic way that would facilitate online second language learning. The framework is argued to be appropriate for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Liu, Liangxing – English Language Teaching, 2017
This article reports a study applying an exploratory factor analysis to discovering the underlying factor structure of Chinese college students' obstacles to learning MOOC in an English context. Seven obstacle factors are identified: 1. academic and language skills; 2. internet skills; 3. course instruction/management; 4. learning motivations; 5.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, College Students, Self Efficacy
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Barefoot, Helen; Oliver, Martin; Mellar, Harvey – Quality in Higher Education, 2016
This paper explores the ways in which information about course pedagogy has been represented to potential students through national descriptors and specifications such as the United Kingdom's Key Information Set. It examines the extent to which such descriptors provide helpful information about pedagogy, for example innovative uses of technology.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum
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McLoughlin, Laura; Magnoni, Francesca – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This paper discusses the rationale and structure of two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) created as part of the EU-funded Move-Me project, which aims to develop two MOOCs and open educational resources for university learners participating in mobility programmes in Europe. The MOOCs are designed to help learners develop the skills necessary to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mass Instruction
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