Context counts: How learners' contexts influence learning in a MOOC

Computers and Education

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-91

  Hood, Nina ^c   Littlejohn, Allison ^a   Milligan, Colin ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adult learning; MOOCs; Online learning; Professional learning; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING;

ADULT LEARNING; MOOCS; ONLINE LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL LEARNING; SELF-REGULATED LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84946227743     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.10.019     Document Type: Article

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