Abstract
<p>In the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a new form of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), in higher education and beyond. Recognizing the limitations of standalone MOOCs, blended MOOCs (bMOOCs) that aim at bringing in-class (i.e. face-to-face) interactions and online learning components together have emerged as an alternative MOOC model of teaching and learning in a higher education context. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and evaluation details of a bMOOC course on “Teaching Methodologies” at Fayoum University, Egypt in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University, Germany, provided using the bMOOC platform L2P-bMOOC. In order to gauge the usability and effectiveness of the course, we employed an evaluation approach based on Conole’s 12 dimensions rubrics, ISONORM 9241/110-S as a general usability evaluation, and a custom effectiveness questionnaire reflecting the different MOOC stakeholder perspectives.</p>
Highlights
The emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a new Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) model has the potential to change the existing higher education landscape
Only 30% of the course participants are lifelong learners tending to learn through this blended MOOCs (bMOOCs) for their personal or professional interest rather than obtaining an official academic degree
Current MOOCs suffer from several limitations
Summary
The emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a new Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) model has the potential to change the existing higher education landscape. Bill Gates, for instance, supports the idea of applying MOOCs in a blended-learning approach. He emphasizes the important role of the face-to-face interaction in didactical meta-communication (Young, 2012). These limitations raise some serious concerns on what role MOOCs should play, or how they should fit into the higher education landscape as an alternative mode of teaching and learning and a substantial supplement
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