Being social or social learning: A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform

Philip Tubman; Murat Oztok; Phil Benachour

doi:10.1109/ICALT.2016.28

Being social or social learning: A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform

Philip Tubman, Murat Oztok, Phil Benachour

Lancaster University

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Abstract

MOOC environments seem to offer massive potential for social learning. However, MOOC environments have unique challenges for pedagogy which are not present in other socio-constructivist learning environments: the scale and diversity of participation. Many points of view are accessible, but few means of filtering. This paper examines interaction data from several MOOCs. Interaction data is an indicator for depth of learning in the sociocultural sense. Most conversations are seen to have surface level interactions. Platform and pedagogy affordances are suggested that may help deal with this.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Subtitle of host publication	ICALT 2016
Editors	J. Michael Spector, Chin-Chung Tsai, Ronghuai Huang, Paul Resta, Demetrios G Sampson, Kinshuk, Nian-Shing Chen
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467390415
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.28
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016 - Austin, United States Duration: 25 Jul 2016 → 28 Jul 2016

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Conference	16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	25/07/16 → 28/07/16

Keywords

End User Development Environments
MOOC
Social Learning
Vygotsky

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Tubman, P., Oztok, M., & Benachour, P. (2016). Being social or social learning: A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform. In J. M. Spector, C.-C. Tsai, R. Huang, P. Resta, D. G. Sampson, Kinshuk, & N.-S. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies: ICALT 2016 Article 7756905 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.28

Being social or social learning: A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform. / Tubman, Philip; Oztok, Murat; Benachour, Phil.
Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies: ICALT 2016. ed. / J. Michael Spector; Chin-Chung Tsai; Ronghuai Huang; Paul Resta; Demetrios G Sampson; Kinshuk; Nian-Shing Chen. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7756905.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

Tubman, P, Oztok, M & Benachour, P 2016, Being social or social learning: A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform. in JM Spector, C-C Tsai, R Huang, P Resta, DG Sampson, Kinshuk & N-S Chen (eds), Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies: ICALT 2016., 7756905, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016, Austin, United States, 25/07/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.28

Tubman P, Oztok M, Benachour P. Being social or social learning: A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform. In Spector JM, Tsai CC, Huang R, Resta P, Sampson DG, Kinshuk, Chen NS, editors, Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies: ICALT 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. 7756905 doi: 10.1109/ICALT.2016.28

Tubman, Philip ; Oztok, Murat ; Benachour, Phil. / Being social or social learning : A sociocultural analysis of the futurelearn mooc platform. Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies: ICALT 2016. editor / J. Michael Spector ; Chin-Chung Tsai ; Ronghuai Huang ; Paul Resta ; Demetrios G Sampson ; Kinshuk ; Nian-Shing Chen. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016.

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