2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Creating a model for the establishment of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
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15K12922
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Nanzan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | MOOCs / e-ラーニング / コンピュータ支援学習(CALL) |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Data analysis showed that students who used them raised many beneficial aspects of MOOCs. Seven sub-categories emerged from the data on the merits of MOOCs: 1.Flexibility and efficiency; 2. Useful; 3. Easy to use; 4. Narrowing the digital divide; 5. Cheap; 6. Interesting; 7. Job hunting. Although the students generally enthused over the potential of MOOCs, their enthusiasm was tempered by the reality that MOOCs and their platforms are not perfect. Five subcategories of demerits arose from the data: 1. Motivation; 2. Time; 3. Difficult to use; 4. Cost; 5. Class breakdown. Following the analysis of the data the researchers devised some key guidelines for educators who wish to carry out similar MOOC research projects. The research team is also currently creating a model for educators who wish to design and build their own MOOCs (see Cripps & O'Connell, 2016).
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| Free Research Field |
MOOCs
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