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Jones, Kyle M. L.; Stephens, Michael; Branch-Mueller, Jennifer; de Groot, Joanne – Education for Information, 2016
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have brought about new questions regarding the construction of virtual learning environments and course delivery systems. One such question that researchers and instructors alike are considering is the role of community in learning spaces. This paper uses a professional development (PD) MOOC as a case study to…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Online Courses, Professional Development, Case Studies
Morales, Jeanette A.; Alexander, Gary C. – 1997
The work of E. Boyer (1995) and his "Basic School" research were used as a model for building community on one southeastern Idaho junior high school. Boyer's research concludes that the most successful ingredient for a successful school is "connections," and that those connections are predicated on a school becoming a community…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Environment, Hispanic Americans, Junior High School Students