• DocumentCode
    1797581
  • Title

    Enabling communities of practice within MOOCs

  • Author

    Sarirete, Akila ; Brahimi, Tayeb

  • Author_Institution
    Comput. Sci. Dept., Effat Univ., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    25-27 Nov. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    The present paper explores the use and design of CoPs as a tool to support knowledge sharing within MOOCs and identify key factors for effective learning. The main goal is to promote the use of COPs within MOOCs and provide learners with both content expertise and opportunities for professional practice.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; educational courses; interactive programming; CoP; MOOC; knowledge sharing; massive open online course; Collaboration; Communities; Computer science; Educational institutions; Europe; Organizations; MOOCs COPs; community of practice; eLearning; online courses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL), 2014 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dubai
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009232
  • Filename
    7009232
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1797581