After finally completing the netnography, I found it a really useful and interesting first step to a more in-depth analysis of MOOCs and their social structure. As educators, in order to really evaluate the usefulness of technology, we should really deconstruct what is going on in MOOCs. This exercise opened my eyes to what we were doing on a social level, and how knowledge was being shared and formed by smaller groups, the concepts of xMOOC and cMOOC explored by Bonnie Stewart also opened my eyes to the effectiveness of these two different approaches to MOOCs.

Unfortunately, due to work commitments, it’s been difficult to write and explore these themes here in depth.

Stewart, B., (2013). Massiveness + Openness = New Literacies of Participation? MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Technology, 9(2), 2013.