OER Knowledge CloudJournal ArticleMerging MOOC and mLearning for increased learner interactionsMerging MOOC and mLearning for increased learner interactions20122012/03de Waard, IngeKoutropoulos, ApostolosHogue, Rebecca J.Abajian, Sean C.Keskin, Nilgün ÖzdamarRodriguez, Osvaldo C.Gallagher, Michael SeanMOOCmobimoocsmLearninglearner interactionenInternational Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning4434 - 461941-8655In this paper, the authors suggest the merger of the Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) format and mobile learning (mLearning) based on mutual affordances of both contemporary learning/teaching formats to investigate learner interactions and dialogues in an open online course. The paper presents a case study of how MobiMOOC, a course created using the MOOC format, demonstrates the synergistic characteristics between the MOOC format and mLearning, making a combination of both fields ideal for contemporary, digital, collaborative learning, and knowledge construction based on learner interactions and dialogue. MobiMOOC was a six-week online course focusing on mLearning that ran in April and May 2011. An end-of-course survey provides insight that supports the synergies between MOOCs and mLearning: collaboration, informal and lifelong learning, and dialogue.10.4018/jmbl.2012100103http://www.igi-global.com/article/content/74726http://www.igi-global.com/article/content/74726