Editorial: Massive Open Online Courses, a perspective paper by Sir John Daniel

Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a new addition to the open educational provision. They are offered mainly by prestigious universities on various commercial and non-commercial MOOC platforms allowing anyone who is interested to experience the world class teaching practiced in these universities. MOOCs have attracted wide interest from around the world. However, learner demographics in MO...

Explorer Massive Open Online Courses

Designing Massive Open Online Courses

Connective massive open online courses (MOOC) for teachers from Ukraine and Russia were conducted in 2011-2013. They were: Strategy of Distance Learning in the Organization, Social Services in Distance Learning, Distance Learning from A to Z, Designing Online Courses. The accumulated experience allowed to develop recommendations for each ADDIE step of MOOC designing for the Russian-speaking aud...

Indonesian Perspective on Massive Open Online Courses: Opportunities and Challenges

There are two indications that Indonesia needs to improve its education quality. The first is the Human Development Index (HDI), which is still at the medium level, and the second is the enrollment rate in higher education, which is also at the low level. MOOCs have the potential to solve both problems. However, implementing MOOCs in a developing country needs a specific analysis to determine t...