Surfing on Three Waves of MOOCs: An Examination and Snapshot of Research in Massive Open Online Courses

Autor/in	Bozkurt, Aras
Titel	Surfing on Three Waves of MOOCs: An Examination and Snapshot of Research in Massive Open Online Courses
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 13 (2021) 3, S.296-311 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bozkurt, Aras)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Research; Data Analysis; Learning Analytics; Information Retrieval; Network Analysis; Teaching Methods; Higher Education; Evaluation Methods; Barriers; Socialization; Social Networks; Lifelong Learning; Open Education; Bibliometrics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Auswertung; Netzplantechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Bibliometrie
Abstract	The purpose of this research is to examine the research that has been done on MOOCs by applying data mining and analytic approaches and to depict the current state of MOOC research. The text mining revealed four broad themes: (I) MOOCs as a mainstreaming learning model in HE, (II) motivation and engagement issues in MOOCs, (III) assessment issues in MOOCs, and (IV) MOOCs for social learning. The social network analysis indicated that MOOCs are a significant aspect of online education and that learning analytics are considered a solution to current MOOC handicaps. Both pivotal contribution analysis and timeline analysis demonstrated that MOOC research has a heavy focus on motivation and engagement, high drop out and low retention rates, and instructional quality. Overall, the research concludes that the first wave of MOOC research largely concentrated on the qualitative characteristics of the phenomenon, while the second and third waves of MOOC research concentrated on the quantitative characteristics. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01