Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners

Peter Van Rosmalen; Julia Kasch; Marco Kalz; Olga Firssova; Francis Brouns

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-66610-5_47

Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners

Peter Van Rosmalen^*, Julia Kasch, Marco Kalz, Olga Firssova, Francis Brouns

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In this study we explored the use of a research assignment on instructional design of MOOCs by MOOC students. The use of a research assignment was expected to be of interest for both students and the designer. The assignment is based on a framework to analyse MOOC designs with the objective to identify best practices. It builds on four principles: constructive alignment, task complexity, interaction and formative feedback. The exploration indicates that students positively appreciate this kind of assignments. Moreover, the crowdsourcing alike approach showed to be a valuable way for MOOC designers to get awarded with data gathered by their participants. The participants, be it a small sample, were able to apply the framework to analyse MOOCs and identify best practices. We will discuss the framework and the results of its application. Finally, we will conclude with the experiences of the users.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education
Subtitle of host publication	12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia, September 12–15, 2017, Proceedings
Editors	É. Lavoué, H. Drachsler, K. Verbert, J. Broisin, M. Pérez-Sanagustín
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	486-491
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-66610-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-66609-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66610-5_47
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2017
Event	12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 12 Sep 2017 → 15 Sep 2017 http://ectel2017.httc.de/index.php?id=777

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	10474
ISSN	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning
Abbreviated title	EC-TEL 2017
Country	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Period	12/09/17 → 15/09/17
Internet address	http://ectel2017.httc.de/index.php?id=777

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Keywords

MOOC design
Formative feedback
Educational scalability
MOOCs with a purpose
Constructive alignment
Task complexity
Interaction
SOONER

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Van Rosmalen, P., Kasch, J., Kalz, M., Firssova, O., & Brouns, F. (2017). Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners. In É. Lavoué, H. Drachsler, K. Verbert, J. Broisin, & M. Pérez-Sanagustín (Eds.), Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education: 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia, September 12–15, 2017, Proceedings (pp. 486-491). Springer International Publishing AG. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol.. 10474 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66610-5_47

Van Rosmalen, Peter ; Kasch, Julia ; Kalz, Marco ; Firssova, Olga ; Brouns, Francis. / Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners. Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education: 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia, September 12–15, 2017, Proceedings. editor / É. Lavoué ; H. Drachsler ; K. Verbert ; J. Broisin ; M. Pérez-Sanagustín. Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. pp. 486-491 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 10474).

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Van Rosmalen, P, Kasch, J , Kalz, M , Firssova, O & Brouns, F 2017, Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners. in É Lavoué, H Drachsler, K Verbert, J Broisin & M Pérez-Sanagustín (eds), Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education: 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia, September 12–15, 2017, Proceedings. Springer International Publishing AG, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10474, pp. 486-491, 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Tallinn, Estonia, 12/09/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66610-5_47

Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners. / Van Rosmalen, Peter; Kasch, Julia ; Kalz, Marco ; Firssova, Olga ; Brouns, Francis.

Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education: 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia, September 12–15, 2017, Proceedings. ed. / É. Lavoué; H. Drachsler; K. Verbert; J. Broisin; M. Pérez-Sanagustín. Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. p. 486-491 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 10474).

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Van Rosmalen P, Kasch J , Kalz M , Firssova O , Brouns F. Towards ‘MOOCs with a Purpose’: Crowdsourcing and analysing scalable design solutions with MOOC learners. In Lavoué É, Drachsler H, Verbert K, Broisin J, Pérez-Sanagustín M, editors, Data Driven Approaches in Digital Education: 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2017, Tallinn, Estonia, September 12–15, 2017, Proceedings. Springer International Publishing AG. 2017. p. 486-491. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 10474). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66610-5_47

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