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Publication Date: 2014
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Social Networks Analysis and Participation in Learning Environments to Digital Inclusion Based on Large-Scale Distance Education
da Silva, Aleksandra do Socorro; de Brito, Silvana Rossy; Martins, Dalton Lopes; Vijaykumar, Nandamudi Lankalapalli; da Rocha, Cláudio Alex Jorge; Costa, João Crisóstomo Weyl Albuquerque; Francês, Carlos Renato Lisboa
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, v12 n2 p1-25 Apr-Jun 2014
Evaluating and monitoring large-scale distance learning programs require different techniques, systems, and analysis methods. This work presents challenges in evaluating and monitoring digital inclusion training programs, considering the aspects inherent in large-scale distance training, and reports an approach based on network and distance learning. The paper has the following objectives: (i) apply algorithms to extract indicators from interaction networks, in a real scenario and consolidated training based on distance learning; (ii) apply algorithms to correlate interaction indicators with other indicators related to the use and participation in learning environments; and (iii) discuss the relevance of the obtained indicators to promote feedback with information critical to the success of a large-scale distance training program.
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Distance Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Training, Interaction, Correlation, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Participation
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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