Technical Quality of a Mobile SPOC

Authors

  • Naima Belarbi Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7708-7875
  • Abdelwahed Namir Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco
  • Nadia Chafiq Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco
  • Mohammed Talbi Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v12i5.9093

Keywords:

Quality assessment, Technical criteria, SPOC, Mobile App, ISO Standards.

Abstract


Computer based Learning Environments are mainly shaped by emerging environments such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), SPOCS (Small Private Online Courses) and Mobile learning. This variety challenges the quality of the content delivered in these various environments. In Moroccan higher education, SPOCS is a trending topic widely used in its context of blended learning. The present work focuses on an SPOC delivered as a hybrid mobile app and on factors that define its technical quality. The objective is to propose a set of technical quality factors which are defined following a study of literature, focusing on frameworks, labels, practices that are used to assess the quality of e-learning environments, MOOCs, SPOCs and mobile applications. ISO standards for the quality software and the guidelines for the most dominant Mobile Operating Systems (Android/IOS/Windows phone) are also considered when defining these criteria. The proposed criteria can be twofold used: 1) to assess the technical quality of an existing mobile SPOC; 2) constitutes guidelines to increase the technical quality of a new mobile SPOC

Author Biographies

Naima Belarbi, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco

Laboratory of Technological Information and Modelisation (LTIM)

Abdelwahed Namir, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco

Laboratory of Technological Information and Modelisation (LTIM) Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, University Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco

Nadia Chafiq, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco

Multidisciplinary Laboratory in Sciences and Information, Communication, and Education Technology (LAPSTICE) - Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, University Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco

Mohammed Talbi, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Casablanca, Hassan II University - Casablanca, Morocco

Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Materials - Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, University Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco

Observatory of Research in Didactics and University Pedagogy (ORDIPU).Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, University Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco

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Published

2018-09-29

How to Cite

Belarbi, N., Namir, A., Chafiq, N., & Talbi, M. (2018). Technical Quality of a Mobile SPOC. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 12(5), pp. 140–151. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v12i5.9093

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