An Online Service that Integrates Up-To-Date Content From Well-Known Mooc Platforms

Аннотация

Presently, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have assumed a distinctive, “revolutionary” role in the integration
of online learning across all phases of the educational process. Numerous MOOC platforms exist today, among
which Coursera, edX, and Udacity are the most prominent. Given the abundance of options for supplementary education,
several key questions arise: “How can an appropriate course for additional education be selected? In what ways can the
functionality of MOOC platforms enhance the quality of university education? What strategies can be employed to reduce
the time required to identify suitable courses across different platforms?”. The aim of this project is to develop a comprehensive
information and reference resource that consolidates up-to-date data from multiple MOOC platforms in order to
minimize users’ search time and increase awareness of new courses and in-demand specialties in the field of Information
Technology (IT). The online service is integrated as a component of the Information and Educational Environment (IEE)
of the Institute of System Analysis and Management. It is designed for various user groups, including motivated students,
unmotivated students, and educators. The core dataset of the service consists of publicly available information on current
online courses offered by Coursera, edX, and Udacity. Each platform provides its own API for accessing course data.
The lack of a standardized search vocabulary across MOOC systems represents a major challenge, which is addressed
through the use of the Stack Exchange resource (stackexchange.com). The list of keywords is generated via the Stack
Exchange API by identifying the most popular tags from softwareengineering.stackexchange.com and cs.stackexchange.
com.