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A Comparison of Participation Patterns in Selected Formal, Non-formal, and Informal Online Learning Environments / Comparaison des modes de participation dans des environnements formels, non formels et informels d'apprentissage en ligne
Richard Schwier; Jennifer Seaton
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 39, No. 1 (Feb 22, 2013)
Does learner participation vary depending on the learning context? Are there characteristic features of participation evident in formal, non-formal, and informal online learning environments? Six online learning environments were chosen as epitomes...
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Designing an Incentive-Based Online Education System to Encourage Student Collaboration
Jennifer Seaton; Joanne Traves; Gordon McCalla; Richard Schwier
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 1364–1371
Student motivation has proven to be an obstacle to the success of online courses. We have developed NECSUS, an incentive-based system designed to encourage social interaction between students, which was incorporated into an existing short...
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Studying Learning in the Worldwide Classroom Research into edX's First MOOC
Lori Breslow; David E. Pritchard; Jennifer DeBoer; Glenda S. Stump; Andrew D. Ho; Daniel T. Seaton
Research & Practice in Assessment Vol. 8 (2013) pp. 13–25
"Circuits and Electronics" (6.002x), which began in March 2012, was the first MOOC developed by edX, the consortium led by MIT and Harvard. Over 155,000 students initially registered for 6.002x, which was composed of video lectures,...