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

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      Athabasca University. 1200, 10011 - 109 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8, Canada. Tel: 780-421-2536; Fax: 780-497-3416; e-mail: irrodl@athabascau.ca; Web site: http://www.irrodl.org
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      25
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
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    • ISSN:
      1492-3831
    • Abstract:
      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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      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      27
    • Publication Date:
      2017
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1136087