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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1156581
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 7
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Delving into Participants' Profiles and Use of Social Tools in MOOCs
Alario-Hoyos, Carlos; Pérez-Sanagustin, Mar; Delgado-Kloos, Carlos; Parada G., Hugo A.; Muñoz-Organero, Mario
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, v7 n3 p260-266 Jul-Sep 2014
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.
Descriptors: Profiles, Online Courses, Computer Science Education, Distance Education, Cooperative Learning, Social Media, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Participant Characteristics, Computer Mediated Communication, College Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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