Open World Learning Research, Innovation and the Challenges of High-Quality Education

1. Introduction

Bart Rienties, Regine Hampel, Eileen Scanlon, Denise Whitelock

2. Powers and Limitations of open world learning: Experiences from the Field of Education

Bart Rienties

Part 1 Learners and the power of language in an Open World

　

3. Digital stories in science: the role of story sequencing

Popi Anastasiou

4. Can WhatsApp facilitate interaction? A case study of adult language learning

Dimitrios Vogiatzis, Koula Charitonos, Korina Giaxoglou & Tim Lewis

5. First steps towards self-regulated learning: Setting goals in MOOCs

Barbara Conde Gafaro

6. Discourse practices in MOOC discussions: A corpus linguistic approach

Shi Min Chua

7. Simplification of Open Educational Resources in English: Exploring its effect on text processing of non-native English speakers

Irina Rets, Ursula Stickler, Tim Coughlan & Lluisa Astruc

8. Culturally-adaptive learning design – A mixed-method study of cross-cultural learning design preferences in MOOCs

Saman Rizvi, Bart Rienties, Jekaterina Rogaten, René Kizilcec

Part 2 Innovative technologies in an Open World

9. Accessibility in MOOCs: the stakeholders’ perspectives

Francisco Iniesto, Patrick McAndrew, Shailey Minocha and Tim Coughlan

10. Internet kiosks in Uganda: A window of opportunities?

Khadija Mohamud, Alison Buckler, Beck Pitt, and Peter Twining

11. Eliciting students’ preferences for the use of their data for learning analytics: A crowdsourcing approach

Maina Korir, Sharon Slade, Wayne Holmes & Bart Rienties

12. Measuring player creativity in digital entertainment games using the Creativity in Gaming Scale

Hall, Herodotou & Iacovides

13. Incorporating student opinion into opinion mining: A student sourced sentiment analysis classifier

Garron Hillaire, Bart Rienties, Mark Fenton-O'Creevy. Zdenek Zdrahal, Dirk Tempelaar

Part 3 Educators and inclusive practice in an Open World

14. Informing learning design in online education using learning analytics of student engagement

Quan Nguyen, Bart Rienties, Denise Whitelock

15. UDL and its implications in MOOC accessibility evaluation

Francisco Iniesto and Garron Hillaire

16. Practitioner’s perspective on young children’s use of mobile technology

Pinsuda Srisontisuk

　

17. Antecedents and consequences of uncertainties perceived by finance professionals

Vasudha Chaudhari, Allison Littlejohn, Simon Cross

18. The identity trajectories of older academics: workplace affordances and individual subjectivities

Gosia Iwaniec-Thompson

19. Reflecting on the main findings and practical applications

Rienties, Hampel, Scanlon, Whitelock

Biography

Bart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics and the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University, UK.

Regine Hampel is Professor of Open and Distance Language Learning at the Open University, UK, and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies.

Eileen Scanlon is the Regius Professor of Open Education and Associate Director of Research and Innovation at the Institute of Educational Technology, Open University and an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Digital Education, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Denise Whitelock is Professor of Technology Enhanced Assessment and Learning at the Open University, UK and Director of the Institute of Educational Technology.