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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgment |
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| Section 1 The Evolution of MOOCs in Library and Information Science |
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Chapter 1 MOOCs Evolution and Perceptions of Library and Information Science Professionals |
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he evolution of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has added new dimensions to online learning and become a hot topic in all disciplines including library and information science. |
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As a result, library and information science professionals are engaging themselves in massive-open-online-course-related activities. |
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his chapter concentrates on the perceptions of the library and information science professionals towards massive open online courses (MOOCs) through an online questionnaire. |
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At the end of this chapter, on the basis of the findings of the study, a few suggestions are provided that will not only assist library and information science professionals in understanding, adopting, linking, implementing, and supporting the massive open online courses (MOOCs) through their libraries and library and information science schools but also help them to uplift the library and information science profession at the worldwide level. |
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Chapter 2 Exploring a New Learning Environment Through Massive Open Online Course: An Overview |
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Massive open online courses (MOOCs) emerged as a hot topic in online learning and spread rapidly to all disciplines including library and information science. |
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his chapter is a literature review of massive open online courses (MOOCs) including their origin, use in online learning settings, growth, and conceptual framework. |
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Chapter 3 Adoption of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for Librarians' Professional Development in Africa |
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Cutting-edge technologies and pedagogies provide ample space to enhance competencies and professional development. |
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his chapter focuses on the adoption of MOOCs by librarians in an Africa country and discusses how librarians can improve skills and professional development using MOOCs, which provide infrastructure, resources, and other support. |
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his chapters also concludes that there is big gap in the Africa country in contrast to other developed countries in terms of adoption of massive open online courses (MOOCs) by the library and information science professionals, especially librarians. |
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Chapter 4 Massive Open Online Courses and MOOCs-SWAYAM: An Assessment of Acceptance |
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In India, Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), an imitative of Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, is providing one of the best platforms for academics to develop MOOCs on their area of expertise. |
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his chapter maps the growth of scholarly literature published on MOOCs including top ranking MOOCs platforms and institutions. |
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It also discusses the various issues connected with Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) in detail including usage data statistics and patterns of the SWAYAM platforms from different angles. |
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| Section 2 MOOCs Platforms and Related Literature in Library and Information Science |
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Chapter 5 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Features and Platforms |
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his chapter extensively discusses MOOCs. |
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It further elaborates the key platforms of MOOCs and also presents worthy features and functions of each MOOC platforms including India's most prominent MOOC platform: Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM). |
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As such, this study is very useful for both MOOCs developers and learners to get insights into MOOC platforms. |
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Chapter 6 The Role of Library and Information Science Professionals in the MOOC Environment in Institutions of Higher Learning |
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his study conducts a literature review on massive open online courses (MOOCs) and library and information science professionals, particularly focused on identifying various opportunities to supporting online teaching, learning, and conducting research activities. |
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his study also points out the various challenges faced by librarians in MOOCs settings and suggests that librarians should work to be problem solvers. |
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Chapter 7 Utilization of MOOCs Platform for E-Learning Environment in Higher Education: A Study |
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his study aims to examine the utilization of MOOCs platforms for creating of massive open online courses (MOOCs) on various themes by universities and institutes. |
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he analysis of this study revealed a majority of top universities started using MOOCs concept in the year of 2012, 72.7% of universities offered diploma and certificate courses , around 63.6% of the university provides undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses to students and MOOCs platform namely eDX was used 100% by all the chosen universities for this study. |
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Chapter 8 MOOCs Parameters: A Way Forward to Identify Best MOOCs Platform |
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In this literature review, an attempt is made to identify the parameters that may be helpful in selecting the best or most suitable MOOCs platforms. |
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his study further demonstrates a mechanism for choosing the best and most suitable MOOCs platform after matching the MOOCs developer or institution requirement and learner requirements. |
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| Section 3 The Impact of MOOCs on E-Learning and Library and Information Science Education Systems |
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Chapter 9 Reengineering India's Education System Through E-Learning |
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his chapter explores the concept of e-learning and the roles of e-learning including massive open online courses (MOOCs) in re-engineering the education system in India. |
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he initiatives taking place in the e-learning environment through various government bodies in India are highlighted, particularly the users who are playing key roles in redefining the education system in the e-learning context. |
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Chapter 10 MOOCS Applications in Open Distance Leaning (ODL): Issues and Challenges |
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his study measures the impact of the massive open online courses (MOOCs) on education systems, especially higher education. |
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It also presents future perspectives and highlights the Indian government initiatives, namely Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), to augment the MOOCs phenomena among users in India. |
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Chapter 11 The Impact of MOOC on Education System: The Current Scenario and the Future |
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Massive open online courses (MOOCs) add a new dimension to online learning pedagogy. |
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his study discusses massive open online courses and their opportunities and challenges, especially in open distance learning (ODL). |
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Chapter 12 Emerging E-Learning Technology (EL T) in Open Distance Learning (ODL): The Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Context |
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his chapter presents different learning patterns and applications of e-learning that may be helpful in open distance learning and to the distance learners. |
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It also explores the benefits and challenges of e-learning in the open distance education environment. |
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| Section 4 Different Perspectives of MOOCs in Library and Information Science |
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Chapter 13 Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in MOOCs Environment |
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his chapter examines the skills that library and information science professionals have, whether they are sufficient in the massive open online courses (MOOCs) environment or not, by using SWO T analysis. |
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It also suggests variant approaches to build skills and competencies of library and information science professionals for understanding, adopting, implementing, and supporting massive open online courses (MOOCs). |
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Chapter 14 Open Educational Resources for MOOC: Initiative at National Level |
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his study explores the importance and roles of open education resources in e-learning in the context of massive open online courses and discusses how open education resources can be utilized in MOOCs settings. |
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It also highlights different initiatives generated by government agencies in the open education environment, particularly in India. |
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Chapter 15 MOOCs Theories, Trends, Critics, and Life Sciences Applications: Updates on MOOCs |
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his chapter explores massive open online courses (MOOCs) in detail, including types and theories as well as issues related to recent updates. |
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It further explores the challenges of MOOCs in higher education in the life sciences, especially in bioinformatics and biomedical informatics areas, and suggests the use of hierarchical linear models. |
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Chapter 16 Integration of MOOCs in the Context of Library and Information Science Service in This Digital Age |
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his chapter explores the acceptance of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in library and information science and demonstrates how they can be included and best used. |
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his study further explains the various advantages of MOOCs in library and information science and the challenges along with their possible remedies. |
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| Compilation of References |
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| About the Contributors |
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| Index |
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