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The Development and Implementation
of a MOOC Platform Model from a Technical and Educational
Perspective
Student: Eng. Vlad MIHĂESCU
Supervisor: Prof. dr. eng. Radu VASIU
Contents
Motivation
Research Questions
MOOC Overview, Technologies and Research
MOOCs in Romanian Higher Education
Proposed Model
The UniCampus Demo
Conclusions and Contributions
PhD Thesis Defense - Vlad Mihăescu 2 18 Feb 2016
Motivation
MOOCs - important impact on education
The timing is right – global context
Beneficial influence of eLearning technologies
Limitations of Romanian education
» A Romanian MOOC could improve Romanian education
(assumption)
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Research Questions
Is there a need for eLearning solutions and MOOCs in Romania?
Can a MOOC improve education in Romania?
How can you measure the usability of a MOOC from an educational point of view?
Which tools and technologies influence the usability of a MOOC platform?
What is the possible educational structure for a MOOC in Romania?
What is the possible technological structure for a MOOC in Romania?
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MOOCs Overview
MOOC = Massive Open Online Courses
Disruptive technology or eye-opener in education?
cMOOC vs xMOOC
Problems related to openness
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Most Important MOOC Platforms
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Education and Economy Impact
Rising costs, changing demand and disruptive technologies
Online learning, rethinking the course model, reflection on university structure, development of new tools
Monetization issues – charging for: certificates, private tutoring, job applications, company training
Marketing/Branding tool for universities and teachers?
Quantity vs Quality
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MOOC Technologies (*)
Social Media influence
Web 2.0 and web 3.0
Technological profile – what stands behind the platforms
Suggestions related to videos: Video type, engagement patterns, video length, pre-production planning, visual elements, personal touch
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(*) Mihăescu Vlad and Vasiu Radu, "Wrapping MOOCs – Analysis From a Technological Perspective.", 10th International Conference “eLearning
and Software for Education” ELSE 2014, Bucharest, 24-25 April 2014, ISSN 2066-026X, WOS:000357153000037, vol. 1, pp. 261-264
Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Use of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 in Developing a MOOC Platform”, the 7th International Conference of Education,
Research and Innovation, ICERI2014, Seville, Spain, November 2014.
Analysis of MOOCs’ Technological Profile (*)
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MOOCs’ Web Hosting MOOCs’ CMS
MOOCs’ DNS
(*) Oniţa Mihai, Mihăescu Vlad and Vasiu Radu, "Technical Analysis of MOOCs.", TEM JOURNAL - Technology, Education, Management,
Informatics, ISSN 2217-8309, e-ISSN 2217-8333, WOS:000362664800007, Vol. 4, No. 1, Feb 2015, pp. 60-72..
Video and Audio Analysis of MOOC Platforms (*)
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MOOCs’ video distribution systems
Video length (duration) in MOOCs
Types of video lectures
(*) Oniţa Mihai, Mihăescu Vlad and Vasiu Radu, "Technical Analysis of MOOCs.", TEM JOURNAL - Technology, Education, Management,
Informatics, ISSN 2217-8309, e-ISSN 2217-8333, WOS:000362664800007, Vol. 4, No. 1, Feb 2015, pp. 60-72..
MOOC Platforms – Moodle LCMS – open source license
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Max.
Participants Brandable
Custom Analytics
Monetization
Mobile Hosting
edX 300,000 Self-
hosted
Moodle 10,000 Self-
hosted or 3rd party
courseSites (from Blackboard)
unlimited Hosted
udemy (free version)
unlimited Hosted
versal (free version)
unlimited Hosted
Comparison of free platforms for MOOCs (*)
(*) Ternauciuc Andrei and Vlad Mihăescu, "Use of Social Media in MOOC-integration with the Moodle LCMS", 10th International Conference
“eLearning and Software for Education” ELSE 2014, Bucharest, 24-25 April 2014, ISSN 2066-026X, WOS:000357153000043, vol. 1.
Research Methods in MOOCs
Analyses of courses
Reports for early projects
Learner experience
Scientific surveys
The MOOC Research Initiative
Perspective of students and teachers
Demographics analysis
Machine learning + Learning analytics
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Research Methodology Used for Modeling a Romanian MOOC
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ADDIE model (created by Ward, licenced under
CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Socio-cognitive Engineering model (from M. Sharples et al, 2002)
Research Methodology Used for Modeling a Romanian MOOC
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ADDIE model (created by Ward, licenced under
CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Socio-cognitive Engineering model (from M. Sharples et al, 2002)
First Research Steps
MOOC integration ↔ Independent platform
Literature content analysis
Case studies of good practices
Online surveys
Focus groups & Expert interviews
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1. Analysis of MOOC Articles: Word Cloud
Analysis of over 1000 titles
Topics: education, change, future, collaboration, discussion, economy
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(*) Vlad Mihăescu and Diana Andone, “A Word Cloud of MOOC Research Report”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social
Media in Academia: Research and Teaching, SMART 2015, Voroneţ, Romania, 2015.
2. Analysis of MOOCs in Romania
EU directives
State of the art in Romania
eLearning Romania program
Romanian legislation: art. 139.c of the Law of education, no 1/2011
Integrating MOOCs in blended courses
MOOC initiatives: UniCampus, UniBuc Virtual, “Vasile Goldis” Arad, Critical Thinking (iVersity), mooc.ro
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3. Analysis of Student Survey
Use of Online Educational Resources, MOOCs and videos in Romania
February – November 2015
Around 450 answers
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3. Analysis of Student Survey
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72% HE Diploma
60%
23-30 Years
42% Female
58% Male 75% UPT
66% Timisoara
87% Coexist Traditional Education
91% Use
80% Useful
Online education
82% Extra study
71% Theoretical courses
67% Self-assessment
OnER
Online resources
83% Video
83% Text
71% Schematics
66% Slides
Disadvantages
61% Student interaction
58% Teacher interaction
Advantages
84% Easy Access
81% Anytime
78% Anywhere
Respondents’ profiles
3. Analysis of Student Survey -MOOC Section
28% Use
48% Want
65% Coursera
25% Edx
18% Udacity
10% FutureLearn
61% Engineering
32% Personal Development
27% Social Sciences
50% Completed
10% Diploma
Romanian MOOC
72% Want
66% Engineering
50% Personal Development
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3. Analysis of Student Survey - Rate the aspects of the MOOC course
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0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
1 - Low
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5 - High
3. Analysis of Student Survey - Rate the MOOC platform
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3. Analysis of Student Survey - Video aspects
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Video lecture category types
MOOC Video length
Video frame size Interactive part of a video
4. Analysis of Teacher Survey (*) Use of Online Educational Resources and MOOCs in
Romania
Creation and integration
in traditional education
February – November 2015
Over 100 answers
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(*) Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Teachers’ Perspective into Higher Education and MOOCs in Romania”, in Proceedings of the 10th International
Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2015, Timisoara, Romania, 2015, ISSN 1844-8933, pp. 393-398.
4. Analysis of Teacher Survey (*)
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89% Higher Education
58%
31-50 Years
38% Female
62% Male 78% UPT
84% Timisoara
93% Coexist Traditional Education
83% Use
49% Create
79% Useful
Online education
85% Extra study
65% Theoretical courses
47% Tutoring
OnER
Online resources
83% Slides
79% Video
76% Images
71% Text
70% Schematics
Disadvantages
86% No Student-Tutor
Interaction
Advantages
80% Anytime
80% Anywhere
79% Easy Access
Sharing resources
Respondents’ profile
(*) Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Teachers’ Perspective into Higher Education and MOOCs in Romania”, in Proceedings of the 10th International
Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2015, Timisoara, Romania, 2015, ISSN 1844-8933, pp. 393-398.
4. Analysis of Teacher Survey - MOOC Section (*)
31% Use
46% Want
94% Like
66% Coursera
31% Edx
29% Udacity
14% FutureLearn
13% Used MOOCs in class
80% Engineering
57% Recommended
66% More tutor interactivity
52% More videos
50% More information
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(*) Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Teachers’ Perspective into Higher Education and MOOCs in Romania”, in Proceedings of the 10th International
Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2015, Timisoara, Romania, 2015, ISSN 1844-8933, pp. 393-398.
4. Analysis of Teacher Survey -Rate the aspects of the MOOC course(*)
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(*) Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Teachers’ Perspective into Higher Education and MOOCs in Romania”, in Proceedings of the 10th International
Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2015, Timisoara, Romania, 2015, ISSN 1844-8933, pp. 393-398.
4. Analysis of Teacher Survey - Rate the MOOC platform (*)
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(*) Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Teachers’ Perspective into Higher Education and MOOCs in Romania”, in Proceedings of the 10th International
Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2015, Timisoara, Romania, 2015, ISSN 1844-8933, pp. 393-398.
5. MOOC Use in UPT – Case Study (*) Blended learning and flipped classroom in 2014-2015
34 MSc students in Multimedia Technologies, 23-28 Years, high level ICT skills -> work on the Virtual Campus cv.upt.ro
Advantages: adaptive, progress bar, learn in ones rhythm,
interactivity, accessibility,
flexibility, comfort
Disadvantages: lack of a
gradebook, technical issues,
difficulty, lack of information,
long videos, diploma
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Platform User-Friendly
Intuitive
Easy to use
Attractive
Simple structure
Suggestive icons and colors
Connect with social media
Coursera yes yes yes N/A yes yes yes
udemy yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Udacity yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Future Learn
yes N/A yes N/A yes N/A N/A
Iversity yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Saylor no no no N/A N/A N/A N/A
Open2 Study
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A yes
Khan Academy
N/A N/A N/A yes N/A N/A yes
EdX yes yes yes yes N/A yes N/A
(*) Diana Andone, Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Using MOOCs within traditional courses: students’ perspective”, In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-
Learning in Corporate,Government,Healthcare,and Higher Education 2015 (pp. 256-262). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Research Methodology Used for Modeling a Romanian MOOC
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ADDIE model (created by Ward, licenced under
CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Socio-cognitive Engineering model (from M. Sharples et al, 2002)
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6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Structure
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Page
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Courses
Universities/Partners
About UniCampus
Register /Log In buttons
Connect with Social Media
• Number of Users/Courses/Universities Counters
How Does the Platform Work – walkthrough about the use of the platform;
Search by Topic
Short Description/Motto – of the platform;
6 courses with title, university, starting date, thumbnail;
See All Courses button.
Footer
Copyright; Contact; About; Terms and Conditions; Help – FAQ section.
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Course Intro Page
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Course Title;
University;
Tutors;
Course Description;
Course Logo/Main Page Thumbnail;
Required Knowledge Pre-course;
Course Trailer;
Social Media sharing;
Domain;
Key Words.
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Course Title;
University;
Tutors;
Course Logo/Main Page Thumbnail;
About the Course
Guideline – how to best use this course and the platform;
Structure – of the course, number of weeks, name of chapters, assignments, deadlines;
Syllabus – what the course consists of;
Grading System – detail explanation about the grading possibilities;
Tutors – information about the tutors.
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Weeks/Chapters
Student Progress;
Chapter 1, 2,…, X – course material;
Wiki;
Bibliography and links;
Blog;
Assignments and tests
Clear Deadline;
Limited Number of Attempts;
Explanations After the Final Deadline;
Penalties Depending on the Deadline; - not automated
Save Answers and Return Later option;
• Programming Assignments with Automated Evaluation;
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Discussion Forum Real-time Search Algorithm;
Course Announcements;
Course 1,2,…,X – each with its own section;
Video Answer to Most Discussed Topic;
Filtering; Subject;
Date;
Author;
• Small Talk/Bad Talk – results in downgrading;
Forum Grading/Badges of recognition; - partial
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Personal Section; Profile;
Personal Notes;
Personal Blog;
Questionnaires; Pre-Course/Post-Course;
Glossary;
FAQ/Help Section;
Document Sharing; • Rubric-scoring for Peer-grading;
Google Drive;
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Podcasting;
Upload of Technical Formats
(Matlab, R, XML, etc.); - some
Student Handbook;
Virtual Lab; - for programming
Each chapter should have the following options
After finishing, the possibility to share on Social Media;
Reading Material;
Additional Links;
Test;
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Video Lesson
Download option;
• Transcript;
Subtitles;
• Annotations;
• Additional Information; Links; Quizzes
Modify the volume/resolution/speed;
Restart the lesson;
Jump to next/previous lesson;
Help Link – to FAQ section regarding videos on the platform;
Forum Link – to this section from the discussion forum;
6. Proposed Model – Romanian MOOC Main Course Page
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Calendar/Schedule;
Meet Up tools;
Virtual Study Room;
• Google Hangout;
Conferencing Tool Audio/Video;
Social Media
Connect with the Students’ Account/ to profiles/pages/groups of the course
Badges;
To-do List Tool;
• Interactive Map with the students who are enrolled in the course;
Adaptive Media;
6. Proposed Model – Experts Evaluation Full support of the proposed structure » encouragement of
implementation.
Merge ‘Register/Log in’ with Register/Log in with Social Media.
Counter for users/courses integrated in other sections, only after
greater numbers.
‘Search by institution’ option.
In the ‘Course intro page’ - Connected/Recommended courses as well.
The wiki tool is not useful for the non-connectivist courses.
Podcasting useful only for a limited amount of course types.
The video answer for the most discussed topic - a very good idea.
Collaborative translation possibility for subtitles.
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7. UniCampus Main Page
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7. UniCampus Main Page
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7. Moodle Customization for UniCampus Implementation Moodle 3.0 Version
Pioneer Theme
Social Media authentication
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7. UniCampus Customization
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7. Course Demo in UniCampus: Open Education Week 2015
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7. Course Demo in UniCampus: Open Education Week 2015
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8. UniCampus – Experts Evaluation
Positive overall opinion
Visual aspects – perfectible.
‘About’ section description - should only be visible in
the main course page.
Forum chapters integrated in each week + Forum tool
in the right side menu.
Proper explanations of content.
Enlarge the display area for educational content.
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8. UniCampus – Students Evaluation
• Focus groups
• Positive reviews
• Integration with social
media
• Multiple choice vs
mini-essay quiz
• Frequency and relevance
of quizzes
• Videos – use of subtitles and transcripts; navigation
• Course Completion Status & Badges
• Preferred content: video, ppt/pdf, html/external links
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8. UniCampus – Students Evaluation
• Desirability analysis – Microsoft Reaction Card method adaptation • UniCampus experience: efficient (90%), useful (90%),
accessible (72%), trustworthy (72%), organized (72%)
• 5 words best describing the video content: useful, high quality, comprehensive, efficient and trustworthy.
• 5 words best describing the tools on UniCampus: organized, efficient, easy to use, complex and familiar
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Conclusions
• MOOCs have a big influence over education.
• Need of more e-Learning solutions and MOOCs for the Romanian education (survey results).
• MOOCs encourage student involvement and are beneficial in the learning process (UPT study case)
• My proposed model satisfies both educational and technological needs of students and teachers
» » possible solution
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Theoretical Contributions (1)
(1) State of the art of MOOCs in relation to their appearance, development and impact and critical study of the most important platforms.
(2) Critical analysis of the debate regarding MOOC openness.
(3) Overview of technologies used in MOOCs and critical analysis of their importance.
(4) Overview of MOOCs infrastructure and critical analysis of the reasons for choosing them.
(5) Critical analysis of video related aspects in MOOCs.
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Theoretical Contributions (2)
(6) Overview of MOOC research methodologies and their critical analysis.
(7) Analysis of Romanian perspectives over MOOCs: the development of a survey for students, in relation to the use of Online Educational Resources, MOOCs and videos in education.
(8) Analysis of Romanian perspectives over MOOCs: the development of a survey for teachers, in relation to the use of Online Educational Resources and MOOCs.
(9) Critical analysis of a study case regarding the use of MOOCs in courses from the Politehnica University of Timisoara.
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Practical Contributions
(1) Description and creation of a model for a Romanian MOOC.
(2) Implementation of the proposed model as the UniCampus platform.
(3) Implementation of a demo course on the UniCampus platform.
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Future Research Directions
Massive access testing
Integration with traditional classes
Results comparison
New courses development
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List of Published Papers (1)
1) Vlad Mihăescu, Diana Andone, Radu Vasiu, “An Analysis of Different MOOC Environments from the Students’ Perspective”, Proceedings of the European Stakeholder Summit on experiences and best practices in and around MOOCs (EMOOCS 2016), pp. 417-424, ISBN 9783739237107, 22-24 Feb 2016, Graz, Austria, Experience Track.
2) Vlad Mihăescu, Radu Vasiu, “Teachers’ Perspective into Higher Education and MOOCs in Romania”, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2015, Timisoara, Romania, 2015, ISSN 1844-8933, pp. 393-398.
3) Vlad Mihăescu, Diana Andone, “A Word Cloud of MOOC Research Report”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Media in Academia: Research and Teaching, SMART 2015, Voroneţ, Romania, 2015.
4) Diana Andone, Vlad Mihăescu, Radu Vasiu, “Using MOOCs within traditional courses: students’ perspective”, In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (pp. 256-262). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
5) Diana Andone, Andrei Ternauciuc, Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Integrating MOOCs in Traditional Higher Education”, European Stakeholder Summit on experiences and best practices in and around MOOCs, eMOOCs 2015, 18-20 May 2015, Mons, Belgium, Experience Track, pp. 71-75.
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List of Published Papers (2)
6) Oniţa Mihai, Mihăescu Vlad, and Vasiu Radu, "Technical Analysis of MOOCs.", TEM JOURNAL - Technology, Education, Management, Informatics, ISSN 2217-8309, e-ISSN 2217-8333, WOS:000362664800007, Vol. 4, No. 1, Feb 2015, pp. 60-72.
7) Vlad Mihăescu, “MOOCs – an important step in education”, Scientific Bulletin of the Politehnica University of Timişoara – Transactions on Electronics and Communications, Volume 59(73), Issue 2, 2014, pp. 27-30.
8) Vlad Mihăescu and Radu Vasiu, “Use of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 in Developing a MOOC Platform”, the 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI2014, Seville, Spain, November 2014.
9) Vlad Mihăescu, Radu Vasiu and Diana Andone, “Developing a MOOC: The Romanian Experience”, 13th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL-2014, Aalborg University Copenhagen Denmark, 30-31 October 2014, ISBN 978-1-910309-69-8, ISSN 2048-8645, WOS:000351434400043, pp. 339-346.
10) Vlad Mihăescu, “MOOC Openness - Are MOOCs as Open as They Should Be?”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Media in Academia: Research and Teaching, SMART 2014, Timişoara, Romania, September 2014, WOS:000367888300059 .
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List of Published Papers (3)
11) Ternauciuc Andrei, and Vlad Mihăescu, "Use of Social Media in MOOC-integration with the Moodle LCMS", 10th International Conference “eLearning and Software for Education” ELSE 2014, Bucharest, 24-25 April 2014, ISSN 2066-026X, WOS:000357153000043, vol. 1.
12) Mihăescu, Vlad, and Radu Vasiu, "Wrapping MOOCs – Analysis From a Technological Perspective.", 10th International Conference “eLearning and Software for Education” ELSE 2014, Bucharest, 24-25 April 2014, ISSN 2066-026X, WOS:000357153000037, vol. 1, pp. 261-264.
13) Radu Vasiu, Diana Andone, Vlad Mihăescu, Radu Ticiu, “Antreprenoriat şi inovaţii digitale pentru mediul de afaceri”, Editura U.T.Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2013, 177 pag, ISBN 978-973-662-894-8.
14) Diana Andone, Radu Vasiu, Iasmina Ermalai, Vlad Mihăescu, Silviu Vert, Bogdan Drăgulescu, Daniel Ivanc, “Tehnologii Web 2.0”, Editura U.T.Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2012, 275 pag, ISBN 978-973-662-770-5.
15) Vlad Mihăescu and Silviu Vert, “Learnability Testing: a Case Study,” in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Virtual Learning, ICVL 2011, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 28-29 October 2011, ISSN: 1844-8933, WOS:000323685900017, pp. 135–140.
16) Vlad Mihăescu, Radu Vasiu, “Open Tourism – An E-Tourism Concept”, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2011, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5-8 November 2011, 5 pages.
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Thank you!