Sinclair, Jane, Boyatt, Russell, Foss, Jonathan G. K. and Rocks, Claire (2016) A study of user participation across different delivery modes of a massive open online course. International journal of learning technology, 11 (2). pp. 93-113. doi:10.1504/IJLT.2016.077522 ISSN 1477-8386.
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Abstract
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are offered by many universities, with hundreds of thousands of people worldwide having registered for one or more of the many available courses. Despite the potential that has been claimed for these courses to transform education, in practice the majority are deeply conservative in maintaining the educational status quo. Lacking innovative pedagogic foundation and with the need for approaches that scale, many courses rely heavily on very traditional methods such as mini-lectures and quizzes. In particular, learner support is proving to be insufficient for many participants. This paper reports results and experience from developing and presenting a MOOC which provides both “traditional” and supported modes. Users can opt to study the course in the way familiar within most MOOCs (with peer support and limited tutor input) or to receive a high level of experienced tutor support. Having both modes run in parallel allows direct comparison between the experiences and achievements of the two groups. We present the motivation and objectives for the course, discuss results obtained and reflect on lessons learned in the process.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | MOOCs (Web-based instruction), Web-based instruction -- Study and teaching , Educational evaluation |
| Journal or Publication Title: | International journal of learning technology |
| Publisher: | Inderscience Publishers |
| ISSN: | 1477-8386 |
| Official Date: | 2016 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2016 Published 3 March 2016 Accepted |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Page Range: | pp. 93-113 |
| DOI: | 10.1504/IJLT.2016.077522 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 30 March 2016 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 September 2016 |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/78140/ |
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