Abstract
Analysis of the advantages of using the “maker education + SPOC” teaching model in college political economics courses from the perspective of maker education and SPOC reveals that this model can improve the teaching quality of political economics courses and cultivate students’ innovation ability and problem solving skills. Based on the offline teaching system, the model of applying “maker education + SPOC” in college political economics courses was designed from the aspects of teaching environment, teaching process and teaching evaluation, and Shandong Normal College in Shandong Province was took as a case to carry out a study on the teaching practice and teaching effect of the model. It was found that the model can positively influence the teaching effect of college political economics courses, and opinions and suggestions were put forward on the practice of the model.
Highlights
In recent years, China’s information technology, especially Internet technology, has developed rapidly
Under the background of “Internet +” featured by maker education based on the concept of open innovation, the combination of online and offline teaching has become a hot topic in the education sector
In the teaching design of political economics courses using the “maker education + SPOC” teaching model, the teaching of each unit is divided into four parts: iJET ‒ Vol 14, No 3, 2019
Summary
China’s information technology, especially Internet technology, has developed rapidly. In the era of Internet economy, innovation and training of innovative talents are the ultimate goal of higher education. Under the background of “Internet +” featured by maker education based on the concept of open innovation, the combination of online and offline teaching has become a hot topic in the education sector. Higher education requires teaching in practice, and this concept coincides with the spirit of Maker [2]. SPOC is the acronym for Small Private Online Course, which means small-scale restrictive or private online course. It combines traditional classroom teaching, absorbs the advantages of MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) and avoids the shortcomings of MOOC, in order to make up for the shortage of traditional school course teaching
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