The challenges to connectivist learning on open online networks: Learning experiences during a massive open online course
| Published | March 2011 |
| Journal | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 19-38 |
| Original Publication | International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning |
| Editors | McGreal, Rory and Conrad, Dianne |
ABSTRACT
Self-directed learning on open online networks is now a possibility as communication and resources can be combined to create learning environments. But is it really? There are some challenges that might prevent learners from having a quality learning experience. This paper raises questions on levels of learner autonomy, presence, and critical literacies required in active connectivist learning.| Keywords | connectivism · e-learning · learner autonomy · networked learning · online learning · open learning · pedagogy · power · presence |
| ISSN | 1492-3831 |
| Other number | 3 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by/4.0 |
| URL | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/882 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
AVAILABLE FILES
Viewed by 148 distinct readers
CLOUD COMMUNITY REVIEWS
The evaluations below represent the judgements of our readers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cloud editors.
Click a star to be the first to rate this document
▶ POST A COMMENT
SIMILAR RECORDS
A pedagogy of abundance or a pedagogy to support human beings? Participant support on massive open online courses
Kop, Rita; Fournier, Helene; Mak, John; McGreal, Rory; Conrad, Dianne
This paper examines how emergent technologies could influence the design of learning environments. It will pay particular attention to the roles of educators and learners in creating networked learning experiences on ...
Match: kop, rita; connectivism; learner autonomy; networked learning; presence
A new ecology for learning : An online ethnographic study of learners’ participation and experience in Connectivist MOOCs
Saadatmand, Mohsen; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Ilsley, Paul
This dissertation focuses on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) which have emerged and heralded as new online learning environments able to serve large numbers of students. Identifying two main types of MOOCs known as ...
Match: connectivist; connectivism; networked learning; online learning
A new ecology for learning: An online ethnographic study of learners’ participation and experience in connectivist MOOCs
Saadatmand, Mohsen; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Ilsley, Paul
This dissertation focuses on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) which have emerged and heralded as new online learning environments able to serve large numbers of students. Identifying two main types of MOOCs known as ...
Match: connectivist; connectivism; networked learning; online learning
MOOCs: A learning journey
Smith, Becky; Eng, Min; Cheung, Simon K. S.; Fong, Joseph; et al.
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been radically changing the direction of online education in the last few years. Although sharing many common features, there has been an emergence of two distinct varieties of ...
Match: connectivist; experiences; connectivism; e-learning
Participants' perceptions of learning and networking in connectivist MOOCs
Saadatmand, Mohsen; Kumpulainen, Kristiina
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are growing exponentially in higher education. They have attracted the attention of higher education institutions, course designers, and policy makers. They challenge the mainstream ...
Match: ; connectivist; connectivism; networked learning
Cloud computing and creativity: Learning on a massive open online course
Kop, Rita; Carroll, Fiona
This paper explores cloud computing and how it might advance learning and teaching, particularly in terms of social creativity and collaborative learning. We present a study of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – a ...
Match: kop, rita; connectivism; networked learning
Challenges to research in MOOCs
Fournier, Helene; Kop, Rita; Durand, Guillaume
Over the past five years, the emergence of interactive social media has influenced the development of learning environments. Learning management systems have come to maturity, but because they are controlled by ...
Match: kop, rita; ; connectivism
The ideals and reality of participating in a MOOC
Mackness, Jenny; Mak, Sui Fai John; Williams, Roy
CCK08' was a unique event on Connectivism and Connective Knowledge within a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in 2008. It was a course and a network about the emergent practices and the theory of Connectivism, proposed ...
Match: connectivism; learner autonomy; networked learning; online learning
Patterns of engagement in connectivist MOOCs
Milligan, Colin; Littlejohn, Allison; Margaryan, Anoush
Connectivist massive open online courses (cMOOCs) represent an important new pedagogical approach ideally suited to the network age. However, little is known about how the learning experience afforded by cMOOCs is ...
Match: ; connectivist; connectivism
Creating online learning experiences
Crosslin, Matt; Benham, Brett; Dellinger, Justin; Patterson, Amber; et al.
This book provides an updated look at issues that comprise the online learning experience creation process. As online learning evolves, the lines and distinctions between various classifications of courses has blurred ...
Match: experiences; online learning
