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Brinton, Christopher G.; Chiang, Mung; Jain, Shaili; Lam, Henry; Liu, Zhenming; Wong, Felix Ming Fai – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2014
We study user behavior in the courses offered by a major massive online open course (MOOC) provider during the summer of 2013. Since social learning is a key element of scalable education on MOOC and is done via online discussion forums, our main focus is on understanding forum activities. Two salient features of these activities drive our…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Statistical Analysis, Group Discussion
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Sun, Geng; Shen, Jun – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2014
Mobile learning is an emerging trend that brings many advantages to distributed learners, enabling them to achieve collaborative learning, in which the virtual teams are usually built to engage multiple learners working together towards the same pedagogical goals in online courses. However, the socio-technical mechanisms to enhance teamwork…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Computer Software, Online Courses, Teaching Methods