Participación en foros virtuales en cursos masivos (UNED)

  1. Marta Ruiz-Corbella 1
  2. Alfonso Diestro Fernández 1
  3. Miriam García-Blanco 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Journal:
REDIE: Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa

ISSN: 1607-4041

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 18

Issue: 3

Pages: 121-134

Type: Article

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Abstract

Forums are the best-established means of communication for online learning activities, as they respond to the needs, interests, demands and characteristics of each group, but the size of the group must be taken into consideration as this determines the strategies, content and dynamics used. This research analyzes the suitability of teaching strategies used over the course of five academic years in the forums of a first-year course with massive enrollment. A descriptive-explicative methodology is used to assess student participation from access rates, the length of time students stay on the forums, the number of student contributions and their content (relevance, clarity, etc.). The results confirm that forums are a means of interaction and reveal that in first-year courses with massive enrollment, the most adequate strategies are those that address social and emotional needs and include participation as a voluntary activity in course assessment.