What Tweets Tell us About MOOC Participation

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Koutropoulos A., Abajian S. C., deWaard I., Hogue R., Keskin N., Rodriguez C. O.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.8-21, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3991/ijet.v9i1.3316
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8-21
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Twitter, MOOC, cMOOC, participation, engagement, HIGHER-EDUCATION, TWITTER
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this research paper, the authors analyze the collected Twitter data output during MobiMOOC 2011. This six-week data stream includes all tweets that contain the MOOC's hashtag (#mobiMOOC) and it has been analyzed using qualitative methodology. The analysis sought to examine the emotive vocabulary used, to determine if there was content-sharing via tweets, and to analyze the folk-sonomic trends of the tweets. In Addition sought a deeper understanding of what, and how, MOOC participants share what they share on the MOOC's Twitter channel. The aim of this study is to provide a little more insight into MOOC learner behaviors on Twitter so that future MOOC designers and facilitators can better engage with their learners.