Title :
On the impact of MOOCs on engineering education
Author :
Iqbal, Sajid ; Xizhe Zang ; Yanhe Zhu ; Yan Yan Chen ; Jie Zhao
Author_Institution :
Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
Abstract :
From the early 90s, online education has been continually reshaping the notion of open learning. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have generated a paradigm shift in online education by presenting free high-quality education to anyone, anywhere with Internet access. Since 2012, MOOCs got attention of the universities, media and entrepreneurs. These online courses may change the world by 2022. This paper discusses major elements of MOOCs that can influence teaching and learning in engineering. It also explores the promise of online education in improving standard in-class engineering education.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; engineering education; teaching; Internet access; MOOC; free high-quality education; in-class engineering education; massive open online courses; online education; open learning; teaching; Chaos; Companies; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Laboratories; Technological innovation; MOOC; engineering education; online education; open learning;
Conference_Titel :
MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Patiala
DOI :
10.1109/MITE.2014.7020249
