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Wang, Zhijun; Anderson, Terry; Chen, Li – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
In this research paper, the authors analyse the collected data output during a 36-week cMOOC. Six-week data streams from blogs, Twitter, a Facebook group, and video conferences were tracked from the daily newsletter and the MOOCs' hashtag (#Change 11). This data was analysed using content analysis and social network analysis within an…
Descriptors: Interaction, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Transcripts (Written Records)
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Oh, Eunjung Grace; Kim, Hyun Song – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to explore how adult learners engage in asynchronous online discussion through the implementation of an audio-based argumentation activity. The study designed scaffolded audio-based argumentation activities to promote students' cognitive engagement. The research was conducted in an online graduate course at a liberal…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Persuasive Discourse, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Stenbom, Stefan; Jansson, Malin; Hulkko, Annelie – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
In online learning research, the theoretical community of inquiry framework has been used extensively to analyze processes of inquiry among learners and instructors within a community. This paper examines a special case of community of inquiry consisting of only one learner and one instructor. Together they engage in an online coaching discourse…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Tüzün, Hakan; Çinar, Murat – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study shared unique design experiences by examining the process of transferring residential courses to the Web, and proposed a design model for individuals who want to transfer their courses into this environment. The formative research method was used in the study, and two project teams' processes of putting courses, which were being taught…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Production Techniques, Guidelines, Design Preferences