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Understanding User Perceptive And Satisfaction Level Towards Moocs: A Comparative Analysis Of Swayam And Coursera, Sarita Gulati, Ritu Sharma, Amanpreet Kaur Research Scholar, Rupak Chakravarty Oct 2021

Understanding User Perceptive And Satisfaction Level Towards Moocs: A Comparative Analysis Of Swayam And Coursera, Sarita Gulati, Ritu Sharma, Amanpreet Kaur Research Scholar, Rupak Chakravarty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In distance education, e-learning platforms are providing exciting learning opportunities and enhanced learning experiences to teach massive learners of all age groups, race, and gender without any geographical barriers using MOOCs (Massive open online courses) such as SWAYAM and Coursera are to educate the learners of all age groups, race, gender without any geographical barriers. The present study aims to understand the users’ perspective and satisfaction level towards MOOCs, explore features of MOOCs, particularly to compare the SWAYAM and Coursera. In this contribution, we seek to answer several research questions on sentiment analysis related to SWAYAM and Coursera mobile apps. …


Metaliteracy As Pedagogical Framework For Learner-Centered Design In Three Mooc Platforms: Connectivist, Coursera And Canvas, Kelsey L. O'Brien, Michele Forte, Thomas P. Mackey, Trudi E. Jacobson Jan 2017

Metaliteracy As Pedagogical Framework For Learner-Centered Design In Three Mooc Platforms: Connectivist, Coursera And Canvas, Kelsey L. O'Brien, Michele Forte, Thomas P. Mackey, Trudi E. Jacobson

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

This article examines metaliteracy as a pedagogical model that leverages the assets of MOOC platforms to enhance self-regulated and self-empowered learning. Between 2013 and 2015, a collaborative teaching team within the State University of New York (SUNY) developed three MOOCs on three different platforms—connectivist, Coursera and Canvas—to engage with learners about metaliteracy. As a reframing of information literacy, metaliteracy envisions the learner as an active and metacognitive producer of digital information in online communities and social media environments (Mackey & Jacobson, 2011; 2014). This team of educators, which constitutes the core of the Metaliteracy Learning Collaborative, used metaliteracy as a …