%0 Journal Article
%T Massive Open Online Courses as affinity spaces for connected learning: Exploring effective learning interactions in one massive online community
%A Fiona Patrick
%A Sarah Honeychurch
%J Research in Comparative and International Education
%@ 1745-4999
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1745499918768112
%X This paper describes a participatory online culture ¨C Connected Learning Massive Open Online Collaboration (CLMOOC) ¨C and asks how its ethos of reciprocity and creative playfulness occurs. By analysing Twitter interactions over a four-week period, we conclude that this is due to the supportive nature of participants, who describe themselves as belonging to, or connected with, the community. We suggest that Gee¡¯s concept of an affinity space is an appropriate model for CLMOOC and ask how this might be replicated in a higher education setting
%K Participatory culture
%K affinity spaces
%K connected learning
%K creative playfulness
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745499918768112