Dear colleagues,
You might like to know that the special issue of Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL) on "Learning analytics in massively multi-user virtual environments and courses" is currently slated for publication shortly as Vol. 32, Issue 3 of the journal. In the meantime, the articles comprising the issue are available online through Wiley’s Early View initiative. If you are affiliated with a higher education institution with a subscription that includes JCAL, you should be able to access the content via your institution’s library; for your convenience, DOI links to each of the articles are included below.
EDITORIAL
Learning analytics in massively multi-user virtual environments and courses
M.J.W. Lee, P.A. Kirschner and L. Kester
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12139
SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLES
A MOOC based on blended pedagogy
S. Rayyan, C. Fredericks, K.F. Colvin, A. Liu, R. Teodorescu, A. Barrantes, A. Pawl, D.T. Seaton and D.E. Pritchard
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12126
Understanding MOOC students: motivations and behaviours indicative of MOOC completion
B.K. Pursel, L. Zhang, K.W. Jablokow, G.W. Choi and D. Velegol
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12131
The role of students' motivation and participation in predicting performance in a MOOC
P.G. de Barba, G.E. Kennedy and M.D. Ainley
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12130
Who are the top contributors in a MOOC? Relating participants' performance and contributions
C. Alario-Hoyos, P. J. Muñoz-Merino, M. Pérez-Sanagustín, C. Delgado Kloos and H. A. Parada G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12127
Connecting performance to social structure and pedagogy as a pathway to scaling learning analytics in MOOCs: an exploratory study
S.P. Goggins, K.D. Galyen and J.M. Laffey
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12129 (This link is not yet active as the article is undergoing some corrections.)
Towards general models of effective science inquiry in virtual performance assessments
R.S. Baker, J. Clarke-Midura and J. Ocumpaugh
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12128
CLOSING COMMENTARY/EPILOGUE
The MOOC and learning analytics innovation cycle (MOLAC): a reflective summary of ongoing research and its challenges
H. Drachsler and M. Kalz
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12135
Kind regards,
Mark J.W. Lee, Paul A. Kirschner and Liesbeth Kester
Editors