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Koutsakas, Philippos; Chorozidis, George; Karamatsouki, Angeliki; Karagiannidis, Charalampos – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) appeared in the area of educational technologies in 2008. Until 2013, academic research into MOOCs focused mainly on their application to adults as well as students or graduates of tertiary education. However, since 2013, the rising number of K-12 students enrolled in higher education MOOCs made MOOCs a "de…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Judson, Eugene – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Rapid growth of Advanced Placement (AP) exams in the last 2 decades has been paralleled by national enthusiasm to promote availability and rigor of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Trends were examined in STEM AP to evaluate and compare growth and achievement. Analysis included individual STEM subjects and disaggregation…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Science Achievement
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James, Kieran – Journal of Research in International Education, 2007
This article outlines a study conducted in Finland and Portugal into the reasons why International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) students choose particular Experimental Science (Group 4) subjects. Its findings suggest that interest, enjoyment, university course and career requirements have most influence on students' choices.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Performance Factors, Influences