Trends and patterns in massive open online courses: Review and content analysis of research on MOOCs (2008-2015)

A Bozkurt, E Akgün-Özbek… - International Review of …, 2017 - erudit.org
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 …

What research says about MOOCs–An explorative content analysis

O Zawacki-Richter, A Bozkurt, U Alturki… - … International Review of …, 2018 - irrodl.org
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 …

Learning engagement and persistence in massive open online courses (MOOCS)

Y Jung, J Lee - Computers & Education, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate how to facilitate learners' engagement and
persistence in massive open online courses (MOOCs). Specifically, this study used structural …

Digging deeper into learners' experiences in MOOC s: Participation in social networks outside of MOOC s, notetaking and contexts surrounding content consumption

G Veletsianos, A Collier… - British Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers describe with increasing confidence what they observe participants doing in
massive open online courses (MOOC s). However, our understanding of learner activities in …

[PDF][PDF] Teacher experiences and academic identity: The missing components of MOOC pedagogy

J Ross, C Sinclair, J Knox, S Bayne… - MERLOT Journal of …, 2014 - jolt.merlot.org
The way teachers are represented in relation to massive open online courses (MOOCs) has
created a limited and unhelpful characterization of an important role. The key argument put …

Visualizing patterns of student engagement and performance in MOOCs

C Coffrin, L Corrin, P De Barba… - Proceedings of the fourth …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
In the last five years, the world has seen a remarkable level of interest in Massive Open
Online Courses, or MOOCs. A consistent message from universities participating in MOOC …

Theories and applications of massive online open courses (MOOCs): The case for hybrid design

A Anders - The International Review of Research in Open and …, 2015 - irrodl.org
Initial research on learning in massive open online courses (MOOCs) primarily focused
participation patterns and participant experiences. More recently, research has addressed …

Keyword search on spatial databases

I De Felipe, V Hristidis, N Rishe - 2008 IEEE 24th International …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many applications require finding objects closest to a specified location that contains a set of
keywords. For example, online yellow pages allow users to specify an address and a set of …

Enhancing MOOC learners' skills for self-directed learning

M Zhu - Distance Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The management of self-directed learning is especially critical for massive open online
course (MOOC) learners. This mixed-method study investigated MOOC instructors' …

MOOCs-A Review of the State-of-the-Art

AMF Yousef, MA Chatti, U Schroeder… - International …, 2014 - scitepress.org
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have drastically changed the way we learn as well
as how we teach. The main aim of MOOCs is to provide new opportunities to a massive …