A research agenda for exploring MOOCs and change in higher education using Socio-Technical Interaction Networks
A research agenda for exploring MOOCs and change in higher education using Socio-Technical Interaction Networks
In recent years, exaggerated claims about the impact of MOOCs on education systems have appeared in various media. But how can claims about the effects of MOOCs in higher education be effectively investigated? Simplistic, technologically determinist concerns with ‘impact’ mask the complexity of processes, infrastructure and interactions involved in the creation and use of MOOCs. It is challenging, therefore, to investigate the relationship between technology and change in higher education. This paper proposes a novel way of researching MOOCs as socio- technical systems. It is argued that the analytic strategy of Socio-Technical Interaction Networks (STIN) can highlight the social and technical forces intertwined in the construction and practical use of MOOCs in particular HE contexts.
9783739237107
123-134
White, Steven
11ad3254-7def-4d57-8a74-12e8312d37f2
White, Susan
5f9a277b-df62-4079-ae97-b9c35264c146
White, Steven
11ad3254-7def-4d57-8a74-12e8312d37f2
White, Susan
5f9a277b-df62-4079-ae97-b9c35264c146
White, Steven and White, Susan
(2016)
A research agenda for exploring MOOCs and change in higher education using Socio-Technical Interaction Networks.
eMOOCs European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit 2016, Graz, Austria.
22 - 24 Feb 2016.
.
(In Press)
Record type:
Conference or Workshop Item
(Paper)
Abstract
In recent years, exaggerated claims about the impact of MOOCs on education systems have appeared in various media. But how can claims about the effects of MOOCs in higher education be effectively investigated? Simplistic, technologically determinist concerns with ‘impact’ mask the complexity of processes, infrastructure and interactions involved in the creation and use of MOOCs. It is challenging, therefore, to investigate the relationship between technology and change in higher education. This paper proposes a novel way of researching MOOCs as socio- technical systems. It is argued that the analytic strategy of Socio-Technical Interaction Networks (STIN) can highlight the social and technical forces intertwined in the construction and practical use of MOOCs in particular HE contexts.
Text
proceedings-emoocs2016.pdf
- Version of Record
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 22 February 2016
Venue - Dates:
eMOOCs European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit 2016, Graz, Austria, 2016-02-22 - 2016-02-24
Organisations:
Web & Internet Science
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 388541
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/388541
ISBN: 9783739237107
PURE UUID: e9fa0e67-a894-467a-8f47-fb9f70e9ba99
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 10 Mar 2016 14:41
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:03
Export record
Contributors
Author:
Steven White
Author:
Susan White
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics