Developing Introduction to Operating Systems course for Metropolia UAS as a MooC

Abstract

This study presents an introductory course on (Metropolia) University of Applied Sciences' operating systems is developed with MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) design. This work recognizes the basic nature of an operating system to serve as a way to manage and control computer hardware and software resources and a way to design such interfaces that can make the latter more relatable and appealing to the MOOC format. Instead of addressing the learning challenges of operating systems in closed classrooms, the course takes advantage of the MOOC’s flexibility and broad reach to extend its reach from closed to open classrooms. Interactive multimedia, virtual labs, real time feedback mechanisms have been integrated into the design to make learning outcomes enhanced and student’s engagement. In addition, the course utilizes Docker to run a uniform and handled lab condition such that every single understudy can contribute fundamentally without getting to an exceptionally specialized actually. This approach which democratically democratizes the learning by making both geographic and economic barriers absent also makes the curriculum current and technology timely. The thesis evaluates how the course affects a student’s participation and perspective towards a technically focused course, offering a model for other technical education needs.