Integrating MOOC and SPOC into the physical classroom for fundamentals of computer course

Abstract

The single teaching mode will do harm to students' interest in learning for some reasons. This study presents a novel hybrid teaching method that integrating Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) and Small Private Online Course (SPOC) into the physical classroom on fundamentals of computer courses in college. Firstly, the authors present a framework of problem-driven learning methods for fundamentals computers using MOOC and SPOC. And then the authors design use cases oriented for the learner's major. Finally, the study discusses collaborative learning by grouping mechanism on practical classroom and SPOC platform. The evaluation result shows that the proposed learning framework outperforms the traditional learning methods clearly.