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Learning Beyond the Platform: Qualitative Studies in Massive Open Online Courses
Sat, April 9, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Two, Marquis Salon 13Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Most early research on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has been quantitative in nature, but critical aspects of learner activities happen beyond the platform: both in the physical world and online but off-platform. Ignoring these activities risks reifying tracking logs as the comprehensive record of MOOCs; investigating these activities reveals what log data analyses leave out. This session includes four papers exploring learning beyond the platform with themes including: how learners perceive and address challenges, how learners organize their study behaviors, the roles of in-person coaches, and how online course participants interact with people and places in the physical world.
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How Learners Confront Challenges in Massive Open Online Courses: A Qualitative Investigation - George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Laura Anne Pasquini, University of North Texas; Bonnie E. Stewart, University of Prince Edward Island; Justin Fire Reich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
On the Massiveness of Massive Open Online Courses: A Phenomenological Investigation of Dino 101 - Catherine Adams, University of Alberta; Erika Goble, University of Alberta; Yin Yin, University of Alberta; Luis Francisco Vargas Madriz, University of Alberta
How Students Learn in ChinaX: A Qualitative Investigative Interview Study - Michael Friedman, Harvard University; Meghan Morrissey, Harvard University; Selen Turkay, Harvard University; Tiffany Wong, Harvard University
Deep Equity: Exploring the Human Role in Supporting Online Learning With Low-Income Youth - Mica Pollock, University of California - San Diego; Susan S. Yonezawa, University of California - San Diego; Hilary I Gay, University of California - San Diego