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Finding the Design Basic for MOOCs: Analyzing the UIs of edX, Coursera, and Udacity

Finding the Design Basic for MOOCs: Analyzing the UIs of edX, Coursera, and Udacity
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Author(s): Sandra G. Jiménez-González (Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes, Mexico), Huizilopoztli Luna-García (Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico)and Ricardo Mendoza-González (Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes, Mexico)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 16
Source title: User-Centered Design Strategies for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ricardo Mendoza-Gonzalez (Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes, Mexico)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9743-0.ch005

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Abstract

The platforms edX, Coursera, and Udacity are pioneers in MOOCs distribution and access providing and their popularity among people grows daily. Prestigious universities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, among others, support their courses, which are conducted by the best Professors and academic staff. On the other hand, these platforms provide adequate interactions for users, focusing in encourage the appropriation of knowledge and competences related to specific topics. User Interfaces include video-lectures display; quizzes; forums; slides, code and many other resources. However, there are certain interaction features that are not common among these platforms and undoubtedly could improve the user experience. The objective of this chapter is to highlight those interactive elements and provide an alternative for well-designed user interfaces for MOOCs including generic interactions which able users to properly perform their activities and achieve their learning goals. The findings will be discussed and then reflected in a prototype.

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