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Forum posting habits and attainment in a dual-mode MOOC
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Onah, Daniel F. O., Sinclair, Jane and Boyatt, Russell (2015) Forum posting habits and attainment in a dual-mode MOOC. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, 5 (2). pp. 2463-2470.
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Abstract
Discussion forums in massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a primary means of interaction among learners and instructors. Despite their widespread use there is concern that forums are not an effective means of promoting engagement and learning. This paper examines issues relating to forums through a brief literature review and by drawing on data from a specific MOOC run by the University of Warwick. Two parallel delivery modes allow comparison of forum participation. We analysed two users; those who contributed to forums and those who did not, using comparison of their final average grades in quizzes to analyse their performance rate. We classified super posters in our CfT forum as those who started a thread or more and at the same time contributed optionally in forum discussion posted by other participants. It was observed in our analyses that participants in the forum perform better within the top grades at the end of the course. However, results indicated that forum use overall is low and that tutor-moderation may close down participants’ discussion, while peer-support forums fail to offer adequate support.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Computer Science | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | MOOCs (Web-based instruction), Open learning, Self-managed learning | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education | ||||
| Publisher: | Infonomics Society | ||||
| ISSN: | 2042-6364 | ||||
| Official Date: | 5 December 2015 | ||||
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| Volume: | 5 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 2463-2470 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
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