The Effect of Massive Open Online Course on the Universities in the Western Region

Abstract

This paper argues that MOOC is really a great opportunity to higher education in the west, but MOOC is not panacea, has its own limitations. Perhaps MOOC can help the Faculty to promote their theory and technology, change the students’ learning methods, and optimize the management processes. But not all learners entered MOOC will become active learners. Compared with the traditional network courses, MOOC has a free open mode, large-scale, community, self-organization and other characteristics, which will bring the huge innovations to universities in the western regions. With the development of western area, people eager for new knowledge, MOOC will have a huge impact on higher education in the west.

Hierarchy Construction of Mathematical Knowledge

“…The one is the type which has a course instructional designed by educators, and the other is the type in which learner tries to make their own learning path by using many electric learning materials. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) [2], [3] like Coursera, Udacity and edX which is of particular interest nowadays is categorized into the former type. Learning using search engines categorized into the latter type.…”

Evaluation for e-Learning Website of Physics by Browsing Path Analysis and Cluster Analysis of Access Log

“…The learners get knowledge step by step from the instructive learning like MOOC [10,11]. On the other hand, the learners gain the knowledge they need from constructive learning like Wikipedia and Wolfram MathWorld [13].…”

“…In learning strategy, e-learning websites can be categorized into two types; instructive learning and constructive learning [7,8,9]. For example, the traditional step by step learning by using text books and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) [10,11,12] is categorized into instructive learning. On the other hand, keyword research websites such as Wikipedia, Wolfram MathWorld [13], Google, Yahoo and Bing provide the suitable e-learning material for the need of individual learners are categorized into constructive learning.…”

Self-adaptive e-Learning Website for Mathematics

“…In the case of focusing on learning strategies, e-learnings were categorized into two types: instructive learning and constructive learning [1], [2]. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) [3], [4] like Coursera, Udacity and edXare of particular interest nowadays. MOOC belongs to instructive learning.…”