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Networked technologies have created many learning opportunities and led to new learning models such as massive open online courses (MOOCs). However, MOOCs are an evolving learning model that are even today changing according to learners' needs. First generation cMOOCs and second generation xMOOCs are now being followed by third generation hybrid…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction
Download full textHoneychurch, Sarah; Bozkurt, Aras; Singh, Lenandlar; Koutropoulos, Apostolos – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2017
Lurkers, who are also known as silent learners, observers, browsers, read-only participants, vicarious learners, free-riders, witness learners, or legitimate peripheral participants (our preferred term), tend to be hard to track in a course because of their near invisibility. We decided to address this issue and to examine the perceptions that…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Gursakal, Necmi; Bozkurt, Aras – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2017
The rise of the networked society has not only changed our perceptions but also the definitions, roles, processes and dynamics of online learning networks. From offline to online worlds, networks are everywhere and gatekeepers are an important entity in these networks. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to explore gatekeeping and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Large Group Instruction
Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Bozkurt, Aras; Alturki, Uthman; Aldraiweesh, Ahmed – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Since the first offering of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in 2008, the body of literature on this new phenomenon of open learning has grown tremendously. In this regard, this article intends to identify and map patterns in research on MOOCs by reviewing 362 empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 2008 to 2015. For the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Large Group Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
Bozkurt, Aras; Akgün-Özbek, Ela; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
To fully understand the phenomenon of massive open online courses (MOOCs), it is important to identify and map trends and patterns in research on MOOCs. This study does so by reviewing 362 empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 2008 to 2015. For the purpose of this study, content analysis and discourse analysis were employed…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Bozkurt, Aras; Keskin, Nilgun Ozdamar; de Waard, Inge – Open Praxis, 2016
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have attracted a great deal of attention by higher education and private enterprises. MOOCs have evolved considerably since their emergence in 2008, all the while given rise to academic discussions on MOOC impact, design and reach. In an effort to understand MOOCs more comprehensively, this study analyzes theses…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Research, Trend Analysis
