Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC

This study aimed to analyze the student’s behaviour in relation to their degree of commitment, participation, and contribution in a MOOC based on a social learning approach. Interaction data was collected on the learning platform and in social networks, both of which were used in the third edition o...

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Autores principales:	Mariana de Lima, Marta Elena Zorrilla
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2017
Materias:	Social learning learning communities social networks MOOC learning analytics education 3.0 Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/044810b67a614bc6bb14000a4b4b0e0b
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:044810b67a614bc6bb14000a4b4b0e0b2021-12-02T18:03:01ZSocial Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC10.19173/irrodl.v18i1.26301492-3831https://doaj.org/article/044810b67a614bc6bb14000a4b4b0e0b2017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2630https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This study aimed to analyze the student’s behaviour in relation to their degree of commitment, participation, and contribution in a MOOC based on a social learning approach. Interaction data was collected on the learning platform and in social networks, both of which were used in the third edition of a social MOOC course. This data was then studied via statistical methods and analysis of social networks. This study assumes that social communities would arise around the course, would remain over time, and that participants would even contribute with new proposals. The findings indicated that social learning communities are built and continue only while the course is open and while the teachers are involved in fostering participation. Although this study is limited, the design criteria of the course, the pedagogical model on which this is supported, and the methods applied for this analysis provide other researchers and educators with clues for better understand the dynamic process of social learning in social MOOCs. Mariana de LimaMarta Elena ZorrillaAthabasca University PressarticleSocial learninglearning communitiessocial networksMOOClearning analyticseducation 3.0Special aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	This study aimed to analyze the student’s behaviour in relation to their degree of commitment, participation, and contribution in a MOOC based on a social learning approach. Interaction data was collected on the learning platform and in social networks, both of which were used in the third edition of a social MOOC course. This data was then studied via statistical methods and analysis of social networks. This study assumes that social communities would arise around the course, would remain over time, and that participants would even contribute with new proposals. The findings indicated that social learning communities are built and continue only while the course is open and while the teachers are involved in fostering participation. Although this study is limited, the design criteria of the course, the pedagogical model on which this is supported, and the methods applied for this analysis provide other researchers and educators with clues for better understand the dynamic process of social learning in social MOOCs.
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title	Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC
title_short	Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC
title_full	Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC
title_fullStr	Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC
title_full_unstemmed	Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC
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Social Networks and the Building of Learning Communities: An Experimental Study of a Social MOOC

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