Teaching and learning with MOOCs: Computing academics' perspectives and engagement

ITICSE 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 9-14

  Eckerdal, Anna ^a   Kinnunen, Päivi ^b   Thota, Neena ^d   Nylén, Aletta ^a   Sheard, Judy ^c   Malmi, Lauri ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH   (Macao)

Author keywords

Computing academics; Distance learning; E learning; MOOCs massive open online courses; Open learning; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DISTANCE EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; TEACHING;

ASSESSMENT PRACTICES; COMPUTING ACADEMICS; MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE; OPEN LEARNING; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS; PEDAGOGY; TEACHING AND LEARNING; UNIVERSITY EDUCATION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84904498183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2591708.2591740     Document Type: Conference Paper

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