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A study of user participation across different delivery modes of a massive open online course

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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

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJLT.2016.077522

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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 > 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:
DateEvent
2016Published
3 March 2016Accepted
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

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