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A HyFlex-Flipped Class in Action Learning: A Connectivist MOOC for Creative Problem-Solving

Jaitip Nasongkhla 1 * , Siridej Sujiva 1
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1 Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, THAILAND* Corresponding Author
Contemporary Educational Technology, 14(4), October 2022, ep392, https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12554
Published: 19 October 2022
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This design research aims to propose a HyFlex strategy for students and participants in the workplace using massive open online course (MOOC) flipped between the two settings, an active in-classroom to an action learning in the workplace. The research methods were designed into two major parts, where the first part was a design stage which included the review and design process, while the second part involved case studies. The learning design is analogous to an origami paper folding system that processes the diversified questioning of real-world problems and recursively reflects the thought, action, and solutions to the problems. The case studies showed a statistically significant increase in participants’ creative problem-solving at the 0.5 level.
Keywords: MOOC, connectivist MOOC, flipped learning, action learning, creative problem-solving

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Nasongkhla, J., & Sujiva, S. (2022). A HyFlex-Flipped Class in Action Learning: A Connectivist MOOC for Creative Problem-Solving. Contemporary Educational Technology, 14(4), ep392. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12554

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