MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE ON ACADEMIC WRITING: MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS' MOTIVATION TO STUDY by Elena M. Bazanova, Elena E. Sokolova

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MASSIVE, OPEN, ONLINE: LEARNING PARALLEL OR TOGETHER? by Ivan Yu. Travkin

“…The author considers two major types of learning community design in MOOCs - massively cooperative (connectivists cMOOC) and massively parallel (xMOOC: Coursera, Udacity, Khan Academy, etc.). Being focused on massively cooperative type, the paper also shows that cMOOCs foster the development of personal learning and its tools. …”
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Motivation, demographics, and engagement during COVID-19 in an astrobiology massive open online course by Skylar Grayson, Molly N. Simon, Sanlyn Buxner, Matthew Wenger, Chris Impey

“…In this work, we studied participants in an astrobiology MOOC offered on Coursera since April 2019. Using a modified version of the Science Motivation Questionnaire II, we examined the primary motivational factors of the participants, how those factors related to demographics and course performance, and how participants in our MOOC compared to those in a general astronomy MOOC as well as traditional undergraduate students. …”
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DIGITALISATION OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE BALANCING FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE AT A DISPLACED UNIVERSITY by Oleksandr Spivakovsky, Daria Malchykova, Viktoria Yatsenko

“…This includes a selective component of up to 35% of educational programmes, implementing certificate programmes, and utilizing modern educational resources from global platforms such as Udemy, Coursera, etc. Ensuring sustainable social, professional, and educational communication between dispersed participants in the educational process has become essential to crisis management. …”
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