Using mLearning and MOOCs to Understand Chaos, Emergence, and Complexity in Education

deWaard I., Abajian S., Gallagher M. S., Hogue R., Keskin N., Koutropoulos A., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN OPEN AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING, cilt.12, sa.7, ss.94-115, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19173/irrodl.v12i7.1046
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN OPEN AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.94-115
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mobile technology, complexity, mLearning, MobiMOOC, MOOC, collaborative learning, chaos theory, emergence
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this paper, we look at how the massive open online course (MOOC) format developed by connectivist researchers and enthusiasts can help analyze the complexity, emergence, and chaos at work in the field of education today. We do this through the prism of a MobiMOOC, a six-week course focusing on mLearning that ran from April to May 2011. MobiMOOC embraced the core MOOC components of self-organization, connectedness, openness, complexity, and the resulting chaos, and, as such, serves as an interesting paradigm for new educational orders that are currently emerging in the field. We discuss the nature of participation in MobiMOOC, the use of mobile technology and social media, and how these factors contributed to a chaotic learning environment with emerging phenomena. These emerging phenomena resulted in a transformative educational paradigm.