The Quality of MOOCs: How to Improve the Design of Open Education and Online Courses for Learners?

Christian M. Stracke

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3_23

The Quality of MOOCs: How to Improve the Design of Open Education and Online Courses for Learners?

Christian M. Stracke

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Abstract

This paper presents the current status of Open Education and MOOCs and discusses their quality following the main question: How can we introduce new design and evaluation methods and personalization strategies to improve the learning quality of Open Education? First, the dimensions of Open Education are
differentiated. Then the dimensions of holistic quality development are transferred to Open Education and discussed for the design of MOOCs leading to
recommendations for personalization. A new quality indicator for evaluating the
quality of MOOCs is introduced: It is proposed not to measure the traditional
drop-out rates but the completion of individual goals and intentions by the MOOC learner. It is concluded that Open Education and MOOCs have got the potential for the next revolution in learning experiences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning and Collaboration Technologies
Subtitle of host publication	Novel Learning Ecosystems
Editors	Panayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Loannou
Publisher	Springer
Pages	285-293
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-58509-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-58508-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3_23
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2017
Event	4th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies 2017 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 9 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	10295
ISSN	0302-9743

Series	Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI
Volume	10295

Conference

Conference	4th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies 2017
Abbreviated title	LCT 2017
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	9/07/17 → 14/07/17
Internet address	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3

Keywords

Open Education
MOOCs
Learning quality
Design
Personalization
Evaluation
Learners
Designers
Intention
Personal goal
Quality indicator

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Stracke, Christian M. / The Quality of MOOCs : How to Improve the Design of Open Education and Online Courses for Learners?. Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Novel Learning Ecosystems. editor / Panayiotis Zaphiris ; Andri Loannou. Springer, 2017. pp. 285-293 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 10295). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 10295).

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Stracke, CM 2017, The Quality of MOOCs: How to Improve the Design of Open Education and Online Courses for Learners? in P Zaphiris & A Loannou (eds), Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Novel Learning Ecosystems. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10295, Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, vol. 10295, pp. 285-293, 4th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies 2017, Vancouver, Canada, 9/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3_23

The Quality of MOOCs: How to Improve the Design of Open Education and Online Courses for Learners? / Stracke, Christian M.
Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Novel Learning Ecosystems. ed. / Panayiotis Zaphiris; Andri Loannou. Springer, 2017. p. 285-293 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 10295). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 10295).

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Stracke CM. The Quality of MOOCs: How to Improve the Design of Open Education and Online Courses for Learners? In Zaphiris P, Loannou A, editors, Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Novel Learning Ecosystems. Springer. 2017. p. 285-293. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 10295). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 10295). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3_23

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