Adapting Collaborative Chat for Massive Open Online Courses: Lessons Learned

In this paper we explore how to import intelligent support for group learning that has been demonstrated as effective in classroom instruction into a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) context. The Bazaar agent architecture paired with an innovative Lobby tool to enable coordination for synchronous reflection exercises provides a technical foundation for our work. We describe lessons learned, directions for future work, and offer pointers to resources for other researchers interested in computer supported collaborative learning in MOOCs.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: AIED
• Authors: Oliver Ferschke, Gaurav Tomar, Carolyn Penstein Rosé
• Keywords: AIED 2015, Artificial Intelligence