The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
Oct 06, 2014 Volume 15, Number 5
Editors
Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 15
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The employer potential of MOOCs: A mixed-methods study of human resource professionals’ thinking on MOOCs
Alexandria Radford, Jessica Robles, Stacey Cataylo & Laura Horn, RTI International; Jessica Thornton & Keith Whitfield, Duke University
While press coverage of MOOCs (massive open online courses) has been considerable and major MOOC providers are beginning to realize that employers may be a market for their courses, research on... More
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Making ‘MOOCs’: The construction of a new digital higher education within news media discourse
Scott Bulfin, Luciana Pangrazio & Neil Selwyn, Monash University
One notable ‘disruptive’ impact of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has been an increased public discussion of online education. While much debate over the potential and challenges of MOOCs has ... More
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The Employer Potential of MOOCs: A Mixed-Methods Study of Human Resource Professionals' Thinking on MOOCs
Alexandria Walton Radford, Jessica Robles, Stacey Cataylo, Laura Horn, Jessica Thornton & Keith E. Whitfield
While press coverage of MOOCs (massive open online courses) has been considerable and major MOOC providers are beginning to realize that employers may be a market for their courses, research on... More
pp. 1-25
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Writing to Learn and Learning to Write across the Disciplines: Peer-to-Peer Writing in Introductory-Level MOOCs
Denise K. Comer, Charlotte R. Clark & Dorian A. Canelas
This study aimed to evaluate how peer-to-peer interactions through writing impact student learning in introductory-level massive open online courses (MOOCs) across disciplines. This article... More
pp. 26-82
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Evaluating the Validity and Applicability of Automated Essay Scoring in Two Massive Open Online Courses
Erin Dawna Reilly, Rose Eleanore Stafford, Kyle Marie Williams & Stephanie Brooks Corliss
The use of massive open online courses (MOOCs) to expand students' access to higher education has raised questions regarding the extent to which this course model can provide and assess... More
pp. 83-98
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Influence of Incentives on Performance in a Pre-College Biology MOOC
Suhang Jiang, Adrienne E. Williams, Mark Warschauer, Wenliang He & Diane K. O'Dowd
There is concern that online education may widen the achievement gap between students from different socioeconomic classes. The recent discussion of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) ... More
pp. 99-112
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Resource Requirements and Costs of Developing and Delivering MOOCs
Fiona M. Hollands & Devayani Tirthali
Given the ongoing alarm regarding uncontrollable costs of higher education, it would be reasonable to expect not only concern about the impact of MOOCs on educational outcomes, but also systematic ... More
pp. 113-133
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Where Is Research on Massive Open Online Courses Headed? A Data Analysis of the MOOC Research Initiative
Dragan Gaševic, Vitomir Kovanovic, Srecko Joksimovic & George Siemens
This paper reports on the results of an analysis of the research proposals submitted to the MOOC Research Initiative (MRI) funded by the Gates Foundation and administered by Athabasca University.... More
pp. 134-176
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Democratizing Higher Education: Exploring MOOC Use among Those Who Cannot Afford a Formal Education
Tawanna Dillahunt, Zengguang Wang & Stephanie D. Teasley
Massive open online courses ("MOOCs") provide free access to higher education for anyone with Internet access. MOOCs are considered a means for democratizing education. These courses will... More
pp. 177-196
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Supporting Professional Learning in a Massive Open Online Course
Colin Milligan & Allison Littlejohn
Professional learning, combining formal and on the job learning, is important for the development and maintenance of expertise in the modern workplace. To integrate formal and informal learning,... More
pp. 197-213
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Towards an Integration of Text and Graph Clustering Methods as a Lens for Studying Social Interaction in MOOCs
Diyi Yang, Miaomiao Wen, Abhimanu Kumar, Eric P. Xing & Carolyn Penstein Rose
In this paper, we describe a novel methodology, grounded in techniques from the field of machine learning, for modeling emerging social structure as it develops in threaded discussion forums, with ... More
pp. 214-234
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A Comparison of Learner Intent and Behaviour in Live and Archived MOOCs
Jennifer Campbell, Alison L. Gibbs, Hedieh Najafi & Cody Severinski
The advent of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has created opportunities for learning that are clearly in high demand, but the direction in which MOOCs should evolve to best meet the interests... More
pp. 235-262
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A Social Network Perspective on Peer Supported Learning in MOOCs for Educators
Shaun Kellogg, Sherry Booth & Kevin Oliver
A recent phenomenon in the MOOC space has been the development of courses tailored to educators serving in K-12 settings. MOOCs, particularly as a form of educator professional development, face a ... More
pp. 263-289
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Making "MOOCs": The Construction of a New Digital Higher Education within News Media Discourse
Scott Bulfin, Luciana Pangrazio & Neil Selwyn
One notable "disruptive" impact of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has been an increased public discussion of online education. While much debate over the potential and challenges of ... More
pp. 290-305
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MOOC Integration into Secondary School Courses
Hedieh Najafi, Rosemary Evans & Christopher Federico
We investigated how high school students taking a university preparatory economics course would engage with the learning and assessment components of a Behavioural Economics MOOC that was... More
pp. 306-322
