An Exploratory Study of Emotional Affordance of a Massive Open Online Course

Autor/in	Cheng, Jeremy C. Y.
Titel	An Exploratory Study of Emotional Affordance of a Massive Open Online Course
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 17 (2014) 1, S.43-55 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Open Universities; Online Courses; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Emotional Response; Altruism; Cooperative Learning; Student Diversity; Age Differences; Computer Science Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Affective Behavior; Motivation; Cognitive Processes; Interaction; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Offene Universität; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Emotionales Verhalten; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Kooperatives Lernen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Interaktion; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	This exploratory study examines emotional affordance of a massive open online course (MOOC). Postings in a discussion forum of a MOOC in computer science are analysed following a research design informed by virtual ethnography. Emotional affordance is investigated, focusing on non-achievement emotions which are not directly linked to achievement activities or outcomes. The study identifies two non-achievement emotions in the MOOC. First, altruistic emotion evolves with the collaborative learning community and possibly compensates for teachers' minimal emotional intervention in a large, diverse class. Second, intergenerational emotional resonance is observed and this bears a key implication on managing age diversity for the future MOOCs. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10