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Massive open online course completion rates revisited: Assessment, length and attrition
Katy Jordan
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 19, 2015)
This analysis is based upon enrolment and completion data collected for a total of 221 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It extends previously reported work (Jordan, 2014) with an expanded dataset; the original work is extended to include a...
Topics: Assessment
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Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses
Katy Jordan
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan 15, 2014)
The past two years have seen rapid development of massive open online courses (MOOCs) with the rise of a number of MOOC platforms. The scale of enrolment and participation in the earliest mainstream MOOC courses has garnered a good deal of media...
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Applying Semantic Web Technologies to Support Learners in Plant Identification and Taxonomy
Katy Jordan
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 7, No. 3 (Sep 18, 2012) pp. 46–49
This paper describes a novel application of semantic web technologies to support undergraduate students
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Massive Open Online Course Completion Rates Revisited: Assessment, Length and Attrition
Katy Jordan
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jun 19, 2015) pp. 341–358
This analysis is based upon enrolment and completion data collected for a total of 221 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It extends previously reported work (Jordan, 2014) with an expanded dataset; the original work is extended to include a...
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Exploring Co-studied Massive Open Online Course Subjects via Social Network Analysis
Katy Jordan
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 9, No. 8 (May 26, 2014) pp. 38–41
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow students to study online courses without requiring previous experience or qualifications. This offers students the freedom to study a wide variety of topics, freed from the curriculum of a degree programme...
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Academics and Social Networking Sites: Benefits, Problems and Tensions in Professional Engagement with Online Networking
Katy Jordan; Martin Weller
Journal of Interactive Media in Education Vol. 2018, No. 1 (2018)
The web has had a profound effect on the ways people interact, with online social networks arguably playing an important role in changing or augmenting how we connect with others. However, uptake of online social networking by the academic community ...
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Students as Designers of Semantic Web Applications
Fran Tracy; Katy Jordan
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2012) pp. 171–188
This paper draws upon the experience of an interdisciplinary research group in engaging undergraduate university students in the design and development of semantic web technologies. A flexible approach to participatory design challenged conventional ...
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Threshold Concepts as Focal Points for Supporting Student Learning
Katy Jordan; Frances Tracy; Keith Johnstone
Bioscience Education Vol. 18 (December 2011)
The Plant Sciences Pedagogy Project conducted research into undergraduate teaching and learning in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge and has translated the research findings into interventions to improve support for...
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Mobilities, Moorings and Boundary Marking in Developing Semantic Technologies in Educational Practices
Richard Edwards; Fran Tracy; Katy Jordan
Research in Learning Technology Vol. 19, No. 3 (2011) pp. 219–232
While much attention has been given to the changing spaces of education introduced by new technologies, the impact of spatial theory on the discussion of such education is less well developed. Drawing upon empirical evidence from the Ensemble...
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Mapping the open education landscape: citation network analysis of historical open and distance education research
Martin Weller; Katy Jordan; Irwin DeVries; Viv Rolfe
Open Praxis Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr 20, 2018) pp. 109–126
The term open education has recently been used to refer to topics such as Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Historically its roots lie in civil approaches to education and open universities, but this research ...