MOOCocracy: The Learning Culture of Massive Open Online Courses

Autor/inn/en	Loizzo, Jamie; Ertmer, Peggy A.
Titel	MOOCocracy: The Learning Culture of Massive Open Online Courses
Quelle	In: Educational Technology Research and Development, 64 (2016) 6, S.1013-1032 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-1629
DOI	10.1007/s11423-016-9444-7
Schlagwörter	Large Group Instruction; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Observation; Interviews; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; Student Experience; Interaction; Social Justice; Distance Education; Democratic Values; Social Development; Instructional Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Interaktion; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Soziale Entwicklung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are often examined and evaluated in terms of institutional cost, instructor prestige, number of students enrolled, and completion rates. MOOCs, which are connecting thousands of adult learners from diverse backgrounds, have yet to be viewed from a learning culture perspective. This research used virtual ethnographic methods to investigate the adult learner experience in a MOOC learning culture. Specifically, authors observed and interviewed twelve adult learners from countries around the world to gain a richer understanding of their online experiences and interactions within a MOOC focused on the social justice topic of human trafficking. Results showed that while a MOOC learning culture has some similarities to traditional distance education environments, it is indeed complex due to the large global scale. Based on the six themes that emerged from the data, the authors present the concept of MOOCocracy--a social learning democracy, as a description of the MOOC learning culture. Implications for MOOC instructional design are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01