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Research On Knowledge Construction Process In MOOCs' BBS

Posted on:2017-04-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F H ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2347330485956917Subject:Education Technology
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Because of its characteristics such as massive,open,online,MOOCs has set off a craze and continued to heat up.Nowadays MOOCs has attracted millions of educators and learners from world.Regardless of age,gender,race,as long as you interest in it you can join in MOOCs.You can learn lessons from all over the world,but the learners has no real classroom and can not have communication with teachers and students conveniently.They interact with each other mainly via Internet such as course BBS which allows all students to participate in.Teachers and students can communicate information,share view on course BBS,and finally realize the knowledge construction.This study focus on the process of knowledge construction in MOOCs BBS.According to research status,the author proposed analysis framework of knowledge construction process in MOOCs BBS which was proposed on the basis of group dynamics theory,social identity theory and social constructivism theory.In addition,the author referred to the characteristics of MOOCs,online learning knowledge construction analysis framework come up with Su Mu,the principle of knowledge construction,the dialogue types of knowledge construction.The framework consists of four stages of knowledge construction process : the formation and development of ideas,the development of public knowledge,communicating knowledge and contribute knowledge equally,the effective application of authoritative resources.Then the author used content analysis and social network analysis to analyse the characteristics of knowledge construction process.Then we select discussion topics from typical course on the NovoED platform and Coursera platform as case study objects,complete data summary and analysis of discussion topics.Then,this paper compares and analyzes discussion topics of two platforms.Finally,the paper advances strategies to promote high level knowledge construction in MOOCs BBS,in order to realize deep knowledge construction and knowledge sharing in the MOOCs BBS.
Keywords/Search Tags:MOOCs, NovoED platform, Coursera platform, BBS, Knowledge construction process
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