@ARTICLE{26543118_228083272_2018, author = {Maria Janelli}, keywords = {, learning management systems (LMS), MOOCs, E-learning, learning design, student success, behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, digital media theory, active learning theory, scholarship on teaching and learning, feedbackassessment}, title = {

E-Learning in Theory, Practice, and Research

}, journal = {Educational Studies Moscow}, year = {2018}, number = {4}, pages = {81-98}, url = {https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2018--4/228083272.html}, publisher = {}, abstract = {Maria Janelli — Senior Manager of Online Teacher Education Programs at the American Museum of Natural History; Ph. D. Fellow at the City University of New York. E-mail: mjanelli@amnh.orgThe article begins by defining e-learning as the use of technology for teaching and learning.  Noting that there is no unified theory of e-learning, this article reviews the major theoretical frameworks to date—behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, digital media theory, and active learning theory—to suggest a common sphere of interests and a common vocabulary that differentiates it from traditional modes of learning.  The article then turns to a practical case study of e-learning, a MOOC on the Coursera platform created by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The case study demonstrates both how learning theory afford a template to guide MOOC creation, and how testing can reach beyond content assessment mastery to offer a laboratory for e-learning study.}, annote = {Maria Janelli — Senior Manager of Online Teacher Education Programs at the American Museum of Natural History; Ph. D. Fellow at the City University of New York. E-mail: mjanelli@amnh.orgThe article begins by defining e-learning as the use of technology for teaching and learning.  Noting that there is no unified theory of e-learning, this article reviews the major theoretical frameworks to date—behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, digital media theory, and active learning theory—to suggest a common sphere of interests and a common vocabulary that differentiates it from traditional modes of learning.  The article then turns to a practical case study of e-learning, a MOOC on the Coursera platform created by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The case study demonstrates both how learning theory afford a template to guide MOOC creation, and how testing can reach beyond content assessment mastery to offer a laboratory for e-learning study.} }