Using mLearning and MOOCs to understand chaos, emergence, and complexity in education

Inge de Waard; Sean Abajian; Michael Gallagher; Rebecca Hogue; Nilgün Keskin; Apostolos Koutropoulos; Osvaldo Rodriguez

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 12, No. 7 (Nov 22, 2011) pp. 94–115

In this paper, we look at how the massive open online course (MOOC) format developed by connectivist researchers and enthusiasts can help analyze the complexity, emergence, and chaos at work in the field of education today. We do this through the...