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1. MOOC Learner Behaviors by Country and Culture; an Exploratory Analysis

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Liu, Zhongxiu, Brown, Rebecca, Lynch, Collin F., Barnes, Tiffany, Baker, Ryan, Bergner, Yoav, and McNamara, Danielle

Abstract

The advent of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) has led to the availability of large educational datasets collected from diverse international audiences. Little work has been done on the impact of cultural and geographic factors on student performance in MOOCs. In this paper, we analyze national and cultural differences in students' performance in a large-scale MOOC. We situate our analysis in the context of existing theoretical frameworks for cultural analysis. We focus on three dimensions of learner behavior: course activity profiles; quiz activity profiles; and most connected forum peer or "best friends." We conclude that countries or associated cultural clusters are associated with differences in all three dimensions. These findings stress the need for more research on the internationalization in online education and greater intercultural awareness among MOOC designers.

Published
2016

2. Going Nuclear: Does the Non-Proliferation Treaty Matter?

Author

Bergner, Jonathan D.

Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation, *TREATIES, *NUCLEAR weapons
Abstract

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is considered the model for how to address the complex problem of proliferation. This article analyzes the NPT's impact on the decision to peacefully give up nuclear weapons programs in four states—South Korea, Argentina, Brazil, and Libya. It concludes that while the nuclear decision-making calculus is complicated, because of the centrality of security concerns in nuclear decision-making, the NPT as currently structured appears not to have had a meaningful impact. This article accordingly suggests that nonproliferation efforts should focus on working directly with problem states to alter their calculations about the utility of nuclear weapons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2012
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