Delving into participants' profiles and use of social tools in MOOCs

Abstract:

This paper presents an in-depth empirical analysis of a nine-week MOOC. This analysis provides novel results regarding participants' profiles and use of built-in and external social tools. The results served to detect seven participants' patterns and conclude that the forum was the social tool preferred to contribute to the MOOC.

Año de publicación:

2014

Keywords:

• Computer and information science education
• Collaborative learning
• distance learning

Fuente:

scopus