A MOOC Approach for Training Researchers in Developing Countries

Autor/inn/en	Murugesan, Ravi; Nobes, Andy; Wild, Joanna
Titel	A MOOC Approach for Training Researchers in Developing Countries
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 9 (2017) 1, S.45-57 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Murugesan, Ravi) ORCID (Nobes, Andy) ORCID (Wild, Joanna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Online Courses; Teaching Methods; Research Skills; Writing Skills; Researchers; Gender Differences; Professional Development; Curriculum Design; Course Content; Curriculum Implementation; Course Evaluation; Statistical Analysis; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Forschungsleistung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Researcher; Forscher; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrplangestaltung; Kursprogramm; Statistische Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	We report on an online course in research writing offered in a massive open online course (MOOC) format for developing country researchers. The concepts of cognitive presence, teacher presence, and social presence informed the design of the course, with a philosophy of strong social interaction supported by guest facilitators. The course was developed with low-bandwidth elements and hosted on a Moodle site. It was offered twice as a MOOC and 2830 learners from more than 90 countries, mainly in the developing world, took part. The average completion rate was 53%. Female learners and learners who were active in the forums were more likely to complete the course. Our MOOC approach may be a useful model for continuing professional development training in the developing world. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01