Addressing Learner Cultural Diversity in MOOC Design and Delivery: Strategies and Practices of Experts

Autor/inn/en	Zhu, Meina; Sabir, Najia; Bonk, Curtis J.; Sari, Annisa; Xu, Shuya; Kim, Minkyoung
Titel	Addressing Learner Cultural Diversity in MOOC Design and Delivery: Strategies and Practices of Experts
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 22 (2021) 2, S.1-25, Artikel 1 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhu, Meina) ORCID (Sabir, Najia) ORCID (Bonk, Curtis J.) ORCID (Sari, Annisa) ORCID (Xu, Shuya) ORCID (Kim, Minkyoung)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Student Diversity; Large Group Instruction; Online Courses; Culturally Relevant Education; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Behavior; Language Usage; Educational Technology; Nonverbal Communication; Course Content; Multimedia Instruction; Peer Teaching; Cooperative Learning; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Blended Learning; Australia; Europe; North America; Asia; Latin America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Lehrerverhalten; Teacher behaviour; Sprachgebrauch; Unterrichtsmedien; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Kursprogramm; Multimediales Lernen; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Kooperatives Lernen; Ausland; Australien; Europa; Nordamerika; Asien; Lateinamerika
Abstract	This mixed-methods study investigates the design and instructional practices of massive open online courses (MOOCs) instructors within the learning environment to address the cultural diversity and learner personalization needs. Leveraging a grounded theory approach, the researchers analyzed two rounds of email interviews (n1= 25; n2=19) with MOOC and open education leaders about cultural sensitivity and personalization in MOOCs. Those interviews led to the formation of a 30-item online questionnaire completed by 152 MOOC instructors. While many of the MOOC instructors within the sample did not fully grasp the complex issues of cultural diversity, most made attempts to modify their instructional practices to accommodate cultural variances. To address cultural and linguistic differences, instructors added subtitles to video content and offered transcripts for video or audio content. Additionally, instructors were careful with language use and hand gestures, used simplified language, slowed their pace of speech, made the course content easy to navigate, limited text by leveraging (multi)media, and encouraged learners to translate and localize content for their peers. Furthermore, many instructors favored collaborative, small group learning; however, instructors could not agree on best practices to establish these groups. Implications and future directions for MOOC instructors and instructional designers are offered. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01