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Facilitating Student Interaction and Collaboration in a MOOC Environment

Facilitating Student Interaction and Collaboration in a MOOC Environment

Stein Brunvand
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466697430|ISBN10: 1466697431|EISBN13: 9781466697447
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9743-0.ch001
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Brunvand, Stein. "Facilitating Student Interaction and Collaboration in a MOOC Environment." User-Centered Design Strategies for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), edited by Ricardo Mendoza-Gonzalez, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9743-0.ch001

APA

Brunvand, S. (2016). Facilitating Student Interaction and Collaboration in a MOOC Environment. In R. Mendoza-Gonzalez (Ed.), User-Centered Design Strategies for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) (pp. 1-14). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9743-0.ch001

Chicago

Brunvand, Stein. "Facilitating Student Interaction and Collaboration in a MOOC Environment." In User-Centered Design Strategies for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), edited by Ricardo Mendoza-Gonzalez, 1-14. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9743-0.ch001

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Abstract

Collaborative learning facilitates the clarification of ideas, provides access to peer-feedback and promotes the sharing of diverse and alternate perspectives (Stacey, 2007). Guardia, Maina and Sangra (2013) identified collaborative learning as a key design principle for MOOCs and the interactions facilitated through this kind of learning are often considered to be as valuable as the direct instruction provided by the teacher (Stewart, 2013). This chapter explores a variety of technologies and pedagogical approaches that can be employed in a MOOC environment to promote collaboration and student interaction. Benefits and drawbacks of these strategies are considered in order to help guide decisions about the instructional design of MOOCs.

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