在COVID-19期间混合/翻转生物学课程
Iman Mostafa1, Andreas Kakarougkas1
1Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
概括
该研究发现,基于MOOC的翻转方法提高了学生在生物学课程中的体验和表现. 这种混合学习策略为改善在线教育系统提供了宝贵的见解,特别是在埃及.
科学领域:
- 教育技术的教育技术
- 高等教育教学的教学.
- 在线学习在线学习
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,全球高等教育需要快速转向远程和在线学习.
- 这次过渡暴露了数字基础设施和大学内的教学模式的系统性弱点.
- 在后疫情时代,发展有效的教学策略,以设计高质量的在线课程至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查基于MOOC的翻转学习方法在高等教育中的有效性.
- 用这种混合学习模型来评估学生的准备,表现和整体经验.
- 为将大规模开放在线课程 (MOOC) 整合到传统课程结构中提供经验教训.
主要方法:
- 这项研究采用了基于MOOC的翻转方法,在两个本科生物学课程中进行.
- 使用MITx在线材料作为主要的MOOC内容.
- 收集了关于学生准备,学业表现和MOOC整合和整体方法的反的数据.
主要成果:
- 学生们普遍喜欢基于MOOC的翻转学习方法,并报告了积极的整体体验.
- 该研究提供了关于学生在这种混合学习环境中的准备和表现的见解.
- 评估MOOC整合和在流行病背景下的方法提供了实用教训.
结论:
- 基于MOOC的翻转方法是一种可行和有效的教学策略,用于提高高等教育中的在线和混合学习体验.
- 这些发现为政策制定者和教育机构提供了宝贵的指导,特别是在埃及等在线学习正在发展的地区.
- 投资于数字解决方案和创新的教学模式对于具有弹性和高质量的教育系统至关重要.
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