Key points
- Learners in less developed countries are keen on to seizing educational opportunities. For MOOCs to be attractive, some effort is needed. Registration database...
- Blended learning employing multi-delivery models can be effective in bridging the achievement gap in MOOCs, even in bioinformatics courses.
- The training of local teaching assistants who are previous course alumni improves the sense of belonging to a MOOC, and hence improves learners' performance.
- Working in tandem with other bodies in the university to secure the needed infrastructural resources is also another factor contributing to a successful training.