Analyzing MOOC discussion forum messages to identify cognitive learning information exchanges

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Wong, Jian Syuan ^a   Pursel, Bart ^a   Divinsky, Anna ^a   Jansen, Bernard J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anderson and Krathwohl's Taxonomy; Bloom's Taxonomy; information seeking; Levels of cognitive learning; MOOC discussion forums

Indexed keywords

BLOOMS (METAL); E-LEARNING; INFORMATION USE;

ANDERSON AND KRATHWOHL TAXONOMY; ANDERSONS; BLOOM TAXONOMIES; COGNITIVE LEARNING; DISCUSSION FORUM; INFORMATION SEEKING; LEARNING LEVELS; LEVEL OF COGNITIVE LEARNING; MOOC DISCUSSION FORUM; ONLINE COURSE;

TAXONOMIES;

EID: 84987750313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23739231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010023     Document Type: Article

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