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Kellogg, Shaun; Booth, Sherry; Oliver, Kevin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
A recent phenomenon in the MOOC space has been the development of courses tailored to educators serving in K-12 settings. MOOCs, particularly as a form of educator professional development, face a number of challenges. Academics, as well as pundits from traditional and new media, have raised a number of concerns about MOOCs, including the lack of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Social Networks, Communities of Practice
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Kadirire, James – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
"Instant Messaging" (IM) and "Presence," which is essentially the ability of being able to detect if other users are logged in on the network and send them messages in real time, has become one of the most popular applications of the Internet, causing people to want to stay connected to the Internet for inordinate amounts of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Learning Experience, Internet