Anthropology in and of MOOCs

Flamenbaum, Rachel; Buyandelger, Manduhai; Downey, Greg; Starn, Orin; Laserna, Catalina; Kelkar, Shreeharsh; Rouse, Carolyn; Looser, Tom

doi:10.1111/aman.12143

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“…MOOCs as a new form of e-learning certainly face the same challenge (Diver & Martinez, 2015). Consequently, the idea of MOOCs providing education to "everybody and everywhere" (Clarke, 2013) is challenged (Jones et al, 2014) when we acknowledge that culture influences the adoption and use of technology (Olaniran et al, 2010). Thus, these introductory videos may speak and attract a specific audience; they may be meaningful for one audience, but meaningless and repulsive for another audience.…”

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The Influence of National Culture on Educational Videos: The Case of MOOCs

Bayeck

Choi

2018

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<p class="3">This paper discusses the influence of cultural dimensions on Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) introductory videos. The study examined the introductory videos produced by three universities on Coursera platforms using communication theory and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. The results show that introductory videos in MOOCs are influenced by the national culture of the country in which the university is based. Based on this finding, this paper raises interesting questions about the effect of these cultural elements on potential learners from different countries and cultures around the world. The paper also makes suggestions about introductory video production in MOOCs.</p>

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confidence: 99%