Title
Would Linked MOOC Courseware Enhance Information Search?
Abstract
The revolution of online learning brings great opportunities to millions of learners. However, the size of the learner population and the heterogeneity of the learners' backgrounds make conventional one-size-fits-all pedagogies inappropriate. We propose a conceptual model--educational resource linking with the goal of satisfying various learning needs by building a rich platform integrating abundant and open online resources. With this model, resources could be organized around a shared curriculum, and materials on the same topic are cross-linked for recommendation. This idea may improve the efficiency in utilizing and digesting scattered knowledge. As a first step, we conducted a case study using crowd-sourcing techniques, and found that learners, especially novices, can search learning materials faster without sacrificing accuracy, when using an interface with linked learning resources, as compared to a traditional, monolithic one.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/ICALT.2015.71
ICALT '15 Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Keywords
Field
DocType
mathematical model,accuracy,navigation
Online learning,Population,World Wide Web,Educational resources,Conceptual model,Computer science,Knowledge management,Curriculum,Multimedia
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2161-3761
3
0.46
References 
Authors
7
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shangwen Li1326.54
victor zue230.46