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A Quantitative Research About MOOCs and EdTech Tools for Distance Learning

2022; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_52

2367-3370

Serafeim A. Triantafyllou,

Online and Blended Learning

Educational technology is an integral part of modern life, research and teaching. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) constitute a widely recognized mode of learning in distance education that can help to the dissemination of knowledge. Also, web-based digital tools such as Kahoot, Google Docs (Google Documents), TitanPad and Etherpad are edtech tools that let a group of learners work together to create and edit documents. These tools allow learners and instructors to ask questions, group them, create a text together and collaborate in real time. Nowadays, many engineering courses depend on group or team work. Each course must have documented learner outcomes that support the initial learning objectives. Attainment of these outcomes prepares learners to be sufficient to enter the professional practice of engineering. Instructors should encourage learners to work in groups or teams because in a team learners coordinate independent work toward a common goal. The purpose of our quantitative research is to study the degree of penetration of MOOCs and edtech tools in distance learning by better understanding MOOCs and other edtech tools such as Kahoot, Google Documents, TitanPad and Etherpad, as they can be used in professional practice of engineering.