Re-design of a MOOC RLMS based in Moodle

Published in: Engineering Innovations for Global Sustainability: Proceedings of the 14th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: July 20-22, 2016
Location of Conference: San Jose, Costa Rica
Authors: Félix García Loro
Pablo Losada
Elio Sancristobal
Gabriel Díaz
Manuel Castro
Refereed Paper: #146

Abstract:

In 2013, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (DIEEC) of the Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED) launched the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that, besides the usual features of these courses, includes the extensive use of a real remote laboratory dedicated to practices in electronic circuits. The MOOC was named: “Circuits Fundamentals and Applied Electronics” (BCEP; in Spanish “Bases de Circuitos y Electrónica Práctica”) and has been re-edited every year since then. Although the nature of this MOOC is completely open, this course targets especially people with at least basic circuits knowledge. The main objective of the course is to acquire practical competences in basic electronic circuits and provide to students a work philosophy when facing up real experimentation. This paper presents the framework and structure of a new family of MOOCs and remote lab VISIR integration obtaining Remote Learning Management System (RLMS) evolved from BCEP MOOC. The structure make the most of BCEP MOOC learning analytics and the logs stored by VISIR. The students’ profile interested in this kind of MOOCs and their needs for getting advantage out of the remote laboratory have been also considered