Title :
MOOCs — Changing the way of education
Author :
Vaidya, Salil ; Paranjape, Amey
Author_Institution :
V.E.S. Inst. of Technol., Mumbai Univ., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
Massive Open Online Courses´ (MOOCs) have become the next big phenomenon and have revolutionized the entire education system. As the name states, they are Massive, Open and Online. Started in 2008, MOOCs have now reached every corner of the world. This change has helped a lot of aspiring learners to learn things which they always dreamt of learning. This paper aims to focus on every aspect of MOOCs starting from their history, development, features as well as limitations.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; educational courses; MOOCs; distance learning; education; massive open online courses; Buildings; Computer aided instruction; Educational institutions; Internet; Materials; Technological innovation; Connectivism; Distance Learning; Interactive Learning; Online; cMOOCs; xMOOC;
Conference_Titel :
MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Patiala
DOI :
10.1109/MITE.2014.7020304
