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Ho, Andrew Dean; Reich, Justin; Nesterko, Sergiy O.; Seaton, Daniel Thomas; et al.

HarvardX and MITx are collaborative institutional efforts between Harvard University and MIT to enhance campus-based education, advance educational research, and increase access to online learning opportunities ...

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Titlestad, Gard

This report is written based on a note provided by ICDE’s Secretary General Gard Titlestad to the Norwegian Government. It has been slightly modified to adapt it for an international audience and a working ...

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Çelik, Berkan

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have made a great progress around the world in the recent years. Bilgeİş Online Learning Portal (bilgeis.net) is one of the most comprehensive MOOC portals providing pdMOOCs ...

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Bandalaria, Melinda Dela Peña

Education system, especially in developing countries, faces many challenges which include the quality of instruction as concretised by the quality of instructional content and qualifications of the teachers. The ...

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Oyo, Benedict; Kalema, Billy Mathias; Conrad, Dianne; McGreal, Rory

Africa is known for inadequate access to all sorts of human needs including health, education, food, shelter, transport, security, and energy. Before the emergence of massive open online courses (MOOCs), open access to ...

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Yunusa, Abdullahi Abubakar; Umar, Irfan Naufal; Ussher, James

The growing demand for higher education across the educational landscape in different contexts is impacting research in innovative ideas that may potentially transform the higher education system for increased access ...

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Gillani, Nabeel; Eynon, Rebecca

Despite the hype and speculation about the role massively open online courses (MOOCs) may play in higher education, empirical research that explores the realities of interacting and learning in MOOCs is in its infancy. ...

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Vale, Katie; Littlejohn, Allison; Littlejohn, Allison; Pegler, Chris

This chapter examines potential benefits and limitations of MOOCs, using a case example of a major MOOC initiative:edX. This chapter begins by examining conflicting perspectives around MOOCs from the literature. Then ...

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Metwally, Ahmed Hosny Saleh; Wang, Yining

In recent years, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have a widespread and became one of the future trends to help people from different places to learn online and study courses in different majors. One of the most ...

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Ho, Andrew Dean; Chuang, Isaac; Reich, Justin; Coleman, Cody Austun; et al.

What happens when well-known universities offer online courses, assessments, and certificates of completion for free? Early descriptions of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have emphasized large enrollments, low ...

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