 E-Learning in Theory, Practice, and ResearchMaria Janelli Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, 2018, issue 4, 81-98 Abstract: Maria Janelli - Senior Manager of Online Teacher Education Programs at the American Museum of Natural History; Ph. D. Fellow at the City University of New York. E-mail: mjanelli@amnh.orgThe article begins by defining e-learning as the use of technology for teaching and learning. Noting that there is no unified theory of e-learning, this article reviews the major theoretical frameworks to date-behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, digital media theory, and active learning theory-to suggest a common sphere of interests and a common vocabulary that differentiates it from traditional modes of learning. The article then turns to a practical case study of e-learning, a MOOC on the Coursera platform created by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The case study demonstrates both how learning theory afford a template to guide MOOC creation, and how testing can reach beyond content assessment mastery to offer a laboratory for e-learning study. Keywords: learning management systems (LMS); MOOCs; E-learning; learning design; student success; behaviorism; cognitivism; constructivism; digital media theory; active learning theory; scholarship on teaching and learning; feedback; assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nos:voprob:2018:i:4:p:81-98 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow from National Research University Higher School of Economics |
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