The study explores whether the use of Twitter in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) promotes the interaction among learners. The social network analysis shows that instructors still play a very central role in the social media communication and the communication network between students shrinking over time. The mere use of social media fails to promote learner-learner interaction. More research is needed for understanding learner motivation and how instructional design can help increase their engagement and participation.
@article{arxiv.1608.05668,
title = {Assessing the Use of Social Media in Massive Open Online Courses},
author = {Suhang Jiang and Dimitrios Kotzias},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.05668},
year = {2016}
}