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Download full textOzturk, Hayriye Tugba; Ozcinar, Huseyin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
In a learning system, multiple communities represent a networked structure of learning experiences. Individuals belong to multiple communities connected though complex relationships consisting of people, resources, rituals, and ties. Learning occurs as individuals traverse this network from one community to the next. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Human Capital, Social Capital
Gaševic, Dragan; Kovanovic, Vitomir; Joksimovic, Srecko; Siemens, George – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper reports on the results of an analysis of the research proposals submitted to the MOOC Research Initiative (MRI) funded by the Gates Foundation and administered by Athabasca University. The goal of MRI was to mobilize researchers to engage into critical interrogation of MOOCs. The submissions--266 in Phase 1, out of which 78 was…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Research, Research Proposals, Content Analysis
Mackness, Jenny; Waite, Marion; Roberts, George; Lovegrove, Elizabeth – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Despite the increase in massive open online courses (MOOCs), evidence about the pedagogy of learning in MOOCs remains limited. This paper reports on an investigation into the pedagogy in one MOOC--Oxford Brookes University's "First Steps in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education" MOOC (FSLT12). FSLT12 was an open and free professional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Teaching Skills
Conole, Grainne; Galley, Rebecca; Culver, Juliette – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper describes a new social networking site, Cloudworks, which has been developed to enable discussion and sharing of learning and teaching ideas/designs and to promote reflective academic practice. The site aims to foster new forms of social and participatory practices (peer critiquing, sharing, user-generated content, aggregation, and…
Descriptors: Interaction, Social Networks, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedLobel, Mia; Swedburg, Randy; Neubauer, Mike – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002
Data from the log files of a synchronous, online classroom designed for experiential learning focused on interpersonal communication were analyzed to determine the impact of effective group facilitation on attentiveness, interaction, involvement, and participation. The data demonstrate a social network of interactions and suggest that people…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Pidduck, Anne Banks; Carey, Tom – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
This research reports findings from a study which explored the process and criteria of partner selection--how and why partners are chosen--for two distance education consortia. The researchers reviewed recent literature on partnerships and partner selection. Two Canada-wide distance education consortia were identified as large-scale case studies…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Consortia, Social Networks
Schwartz, Linda; Clark, Sharon; Cossarin, Mary; Rudolph, Jim – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
This report discusses the educational uses of the "wiki," an increasingly popular approach to online community development. Wikis are defined and compared with "blogging" methods; characteristics of major wiki engines are described; and wiki features and selection criteria are examined.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Resources, Definitions, Social Networks
