LEARNING MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS IN MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCs)

Abstract

E-learning using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has attracted a great deal of attention among higher education providers. The use of MOOCs is one of the great ideas supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Education in making the standard of our country’s education system in line with global education. Today, there were a growing number of MOOCs that continually becoming available on commercial platforms such as Openlearning.com and MOOCs Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Like many other subjects, Mathematical Statistics is a challenging subject for teaching and learning. Certain skills in this subject require ongoing guidance on how to provide the best teaching. Hence, MOOCs for Mathematical Statistics has been created to provide knowledge and skills to teach mathematics and statistical modeling briefly, conveniently, and effectively. This study focuses on providing a general design for assessing learners who study Mathematical Statistics through MOOCs platform. The platform is developed in such a way that learners can discuss and reflect. The design of MOOCs is governed by the Guidelines for Development and Delivery of Malaysia MOOCs. With the development of these MOOCs, it is hoped that it could help learners to understand Mathematical Statistics in a more effective and efficient way.