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"The best part was the contact!": Understanding postgraduate students’ experiences of wrapped MOOCs
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Open Praxis Volume 9, Number 2, ISSN 1369-9997 e-ISSN 1369-9997 Publisher: International Council for Open and Distance Education

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Mandated to provide support to postgraduate students, the Office of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Cape Town operates in a context characterised by limited funding and resourcing, varied student preparedness for postgraduate study, and increasing student mobility. Extra-curricular academic and professional skills support is offered through a range of modes, including the wrapping of MOOCs. This research explored the contribution of face-to-face, facilitated sessions to the learning experiences of wrapped MOOC participants. Interviews, surveys and course evaluations were analysed using the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. Although the CoI framework surfaced complex relationships between the three presences and students\u2019 learning experiences, with students expressing strong appreciation for the face-to-face contact in addition to online learning, the framework does not surface the substantial impact of learner and structural factors as contributors to learning.

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Jaffer, T., Govender, S. & Brown, C. (2017). "The best part was the contact!": Understanding postgraduate students’ experiences of wrapped MOOCs. Open Praxis, 9(2), 207-221. International Council for Open and Distance Education. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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