Software agents in large scale open e-learning: a critical component for the future of Massive Online Courses (MOOCs)

Bassi, Roxana; Daradoumis, Thanasis; Xhafa Xhafa, Fatos; Caballé Llobet, Santiago; Sula, Ardiana

doi:10.1109/INCoS.2014.15

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Bassi, Roxana

Daradoumis, Thanasis

Xhafa Xhafa, Fatos

Caballé Llobet, Santiago

Sula, Ardiana

Document typeConference report

Defense date2014

PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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MOOCs or massive open online courses are a recent trend in online education. They combine online resources with social tools and have unique challenges due to the large number of simultaneous participants. This paper analyzes some of the challenges in the areas of MOOC design, delivery and assessment. Then the authors present an approach using software agents to overcome some of the challenges that have been identified, as well as optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure the pedagogical effectiveness and educational quality of large scale online learning courses. This paper is a first step towards research in the usage of software agents in massive online courses that we hope will shed more light on potential real life applications.

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CitationBassi, R., Daradoumis, T., Xhafa, F., Caballé , Santi, Sula, A. Software agents in large scale open e-learning: a critical component for the future of Massive Online Courses (MOOCs). A: International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems. "2014 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems: IEEE INCoS 2014: 10–12 September 2014, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy: proceedings". Salerno: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014, p. 184-188.

URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/105132

DOI10.1109/INCoS.2014.15

ISBN978-1-4799-6386-7

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