Requirements capture analysis for MOOCS in higher education

Gordon, Neil A.; Brayshaw, Mike

Abstract

One of the attention grabbing headlines in the last two years has been of hundreds of thousands of students enrolling on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that are being offered by some of the world's top Universities. Large numbers of students are starting these courses, and significant numbers-though only a small proportion of the cohorts-are apparently able to pass these courses. There is considerable momentum behind this movement and it is clearly here to stay in some form. This chapter includes a reflection on how MOOCS can become main stream and considers the requirements that such systems should meet, for students as well as for Higher Education (tertiary) institutions. The chapter considers requirements for students of Open and Free Access and the need for high quality materials. Furthermore, it considers how Computer science approaches for requirements capture can be used to identify features for MOOC and shows how these platforms can fit into blended learning.

Citation

Gordon, N. A., & Brayshaw, M. (2015). Requirements capture analysis for MOOCS in higher education. In A. Mesquita, & P. Peres (Eds.), Furthering Higher Education Possibilities through Massive Open Online Courses (107-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8279-5.ch005

• Publication Date: Sep 3, 2015
• Deposit Date: Feb 27, 2019
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Pages: 107-125
• Book Title: Furthering Higher Education Possibilities through Massive Open Online Courses
• ISBN: 9781466682801
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8279-5.ch005
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/519650
• Publisher URL: https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/requirements-capture-analysis-for-moocs-in-higher-education/137318