MOOC Development - Why do IT and Business Courses Matter?

Sergei Kruchinin,Ekaterina Bagrova

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20219301008

Sergei Kruchinin, Ekaterina Bagrova

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MOOCs (massive open online courses) were initially developed in 2012. Since then, their design and structure have evolved. Different fields of MOOCs are developed with different dynamics. Customers find MOOCs in two primary ways. The first are courses found via search, a segment in which computer science and business courses dominate. The second are additional courses, recommended by the online platforms. The overall number of participants taking these courses is higher. There are three categories of courses within this group: humanities, business, and health & medicine. Therefore, future development of MOOCs are interconnected with these categories more then with the others.

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The total number of MOOCs available to Internet users is close to 10,000, across various fields of knowledge
The total number of certificates issued as a result of successful completion of MOOCs has been growing steadily since 2012 [1]
National online platforms have appeared in many countries: XuetangX in China, MiriadaX in Latin America, France Université Numérique (FUN) in France, EduOpen in Italy, SWAYAM in India, and the national open education platform (Open Education) in Russia

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The total number of MOOCs available to Internet users is close to 10,000, across various fields of knowledge. More than 700 universities around the world have joined the race to create their own MOOCs. The number of online course participants in 2017 was about 81 million. The total number of certificates issued as a result of successful completion of MOOCs has been growing steadily since 2012 [1]. The most popular MOOC providers are the American platforms Coursera, edX and Udacity, as well as the British platform FutureLearn. National online platforms have appeared in many countries: XuetangX in China, MiriadaX in Latin America, France Université Numérique (FUN) in France, EduOpen in Italy, SWAYAM in India, and the national open education platform (Open Education) in Russia. In 2017, Chinese online provider XuetangX ranked third in the number of participants (9.3 million), ahead of FutureLearn (7.1 million)

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