Digital culture clash: “massive” education in theE-learning and Digital CulturesMOOC

Abstract

While education has been both open and online, the sizeable enrolment numbers associated with massive open online courses (MOOCs) are somewhat unprecedented. In order to gauge the significance of education at scale, this article analyses specific examples of massive participation derived from E-learning and Digital Cultures, a MOOC from the University of Edinburgh in partnership with Coursera. Student-created content, user statistics, and survey data are illustrated to examine the experiences and repercussions of engaging with educational activity where participants number in the tens of thousands. This activity is shown to mirror established instructionist or constructivist approaches to pedagogy. However, rather than working with "massiveness," these positions are suggested to oppose large participant numbers. Concluding remarks propose an irreducible diversity of participation, rather than a generalised categorisation of "student," and call for future considerations of the MOOC to move beyond individualism and self-interest.

Zastupljenost masovnih otvorenih onlajn kurseva (MOOK) među studentskom populacijom: rezultati pilot istraživanja

“…Problem frustracije se može objasniti pojavom osećaja preplavljenosti, anksioznosti i izgubljenosti koji se mogu razviti kod onih studenata koji se nisu adaptirali na način učenja i pohađanja nastave putem masovnih otvorenih onlajn kurseva. Analizom izdvojenih komentara na forumima i društvenim mrežama utvrđeno je da neprilagođeni studenti najčešće ističu: da sve rade sami i da ne postoji dovoljna uključenost i podrška profesora i da često ne znaju kako da dobiju ili nađu odgovor na određeno pitanje u vezi sa kursom; da se osećaju preplavljeni sadržajima i različitim načinima kroz koje se pohađaju aktivnosti na kursu što dovodi do toga da često ne znaju šta tačno treba da rade, a takođe mnogi učesnici pokušavaju da oforme ili da se priključe grupama za učenje kako bi lakše savladali sadržaje kursa i/ili rešili postavljene zadatke (Knox, 2014). Dobar način da se studenti adaptiraju predstavljaju početni ili demo kursevi, na primer edX 2 ima početni kurs DemoX kroz koji se studenti upoznaju sa načinom kako da pohađaju kurseve na ovoj platformi.…”

Digital Culture

“…University of Edinburgh offered a massive online five-week course on E-learning and digital cultures. It was developed on the impact of the "digital" on education and popular culture [7]. The global shift from the 19 th century print culture to the 21 st century digital culture is well known.…”

Exploration of Application Mode of MOOC-based Distance Education Mode in Digital Illustration

“…Due to the strong openness of the MOOC platform, users can gain relevant course resources after registration. Teachers could guarantee integrity of teaching system through continuously adjusting learning contents for students and enrich students' practical ability with the latest cases [10]. The design of knowledge point-centered video editing based on MOOC is shown in figure 1.…”