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Peeping in the minds of MOOCs instructors: using fuzzy approach to understand the motivational factors 窥视mooc教师的思想:用模糊方法理解动机因素

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-04-12 DOI: 10.1108/oir-04-2021-0205

P. Goel, Sahil Raj, Aashish Garg, Simarjeet Singh, Sanjay Gupta

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引用次数: 3

Why are there so many extreme opinions online?: An empirical, comparative analysis of Japan, Korea and the USA 为什么网上有这么多极端的观点?:日本、韩国和美国的实证比较分析

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-04-08 DOI: 10.1108/oir-07-2020-0310

Shinichi Yamaguchi

{"title":"Why are there so many extreme opinions online?: An empirical, comparative analysis of Japan, Korea and the USA","authors":"Shinichi Yamaguchi","doi":"10.1108/oir-07-2020-0310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-07-2020-0310","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThis study aims to verify the following hypothesis: People with extreme opinions post on social media more than those with moderate opinions.Design/methodology/approachA social media posting model was constructed to estimate the influence of extreme opinions on the number of social media posts in Japan, Korea and the USA. For a quantitative verification, data from 5,095 questionnaire surveys were regressed using a Tobit model.FindingsExtreme opinions were found to increase the number of social media posts in all three countries and for both surveyed topics (constitutional amendment in Japan and increasing number of foreigners in Japan, Korea and the USA). Furthermore, the higher the interest in the topic, the greater the effect. The hypothesis was thus supported.Research limitations/implicationsThe survey was conducted online, and the sample size in Korea and the USA was smaller than in Japan. The topics were limited to two, and only three countries were included.Social implicationsPeople should use social media knowing that there are numerous extreme views online. Companies that provide social media platforms should consider measures to ensure that users are not exclusively exposed to extreme opinions.Originality/valueThis research conducts a quantitative analysis on the effects of opinion extremity on social media posting behavior and the resulting bias in online opinion distribution, a topic on which there is scant prior research.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-07-2020-0310.","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124902423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Effects of social capital of social networking site on social identity and continuous participant behavior 社交网站社会资本对社会认同和持续参与者行为的影响

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-03-29 DOI: 10.1108/oir-07-2021-0369

Edward Shih-Tse Wang, Hung-Chou Lin, Y. Liao

{"title":"Effects of social capital of social networking site on social identity and continuous participant behavior","authors":"Edward Shih-Tse Wang, Hung-Chou Lin, Y. Liao","doi":"10.1108/oir-07-2021-0369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-07-2021-0369","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe paper focuses on social capital as the characteristic of social groups that promote coordination; moreover, social identity plays a key role in the construction of group relationships. However, few research studies have looked at how the social capital of social networking sites (SNSs) is related to the social identity of its members. Drawing on social capital and social identity theory, this study investigated the effects of SNS social capital (shared language, social trust and network density) on social identity and continuous participation. The mediating role of social identity was also investigated.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 444 SNS members volunteered to participate in this study. Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze a conceptual model.FindingsThe results revealed that SNS social trust and network density directly and significantly affected the social identity and continuous participation behavior of members. SNSs using a shared language positively affected social identity, but this was not directly associated with continuous participation behavior.Originality/valueBecause the network externalities of SNSs exert critical effects on user benefits, attracting continuous user participation remains one of the critical challenges for SNS administrators. Both the theoretical and practical implications of this study can aid SNS administrators in developing effective continuous participation strategies.Peer reviewThe peer-review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-07-2021-0369","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129902409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

The disinformation warfare: how users use every means possible in the political battlefield on social media 虚假信息战:用户如何在社交媒体的政治战场上使用一切可能的手段

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.1108/oir-05-2020-0197

Nili Steinfeld

{"title":"The disinformation warfare: how users use every means possible in the political battlefield on social media","authors":"Nili Steinfeld","doi":"10.1108/oir-05-2020-0197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-05-2020-0197","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe study aims to investigate the predictors of engaging in combat against the spread of misinformation and disinformation online, and of actively sharing disinformation by users. The study advances an understanding of user active engagement with disinformation as political participation, especially linked to violent activism, in alignment with the view of disinformation as political weapon.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 502 Israeli internet users inquired into respondents' political participation, trust and orientation, definitions and perceptions of “Fake News,” and previous engagement in sharing misinformation disinformation items, combating or intention to combat against the spread of disinformation.FindingsIn addition to identifying predictors for each practice, the findings indicate that sharing and combating against disinformation are closely linked. They are also all directly linked to political participation of various kinds. Most interestingly, working for a political party significantly correlates with knowingly sharing disinformation items, and participating in illegal or violent political activities significantly correlates with knowingly sharing and actively participating in combat against disinformation.Originality/valueThe spread of disinformation online and its implications has received much scholarly as well as public attention in recent years. However, the characteristics of individual users who share or combat against the spread of disinformation online, as forms of political participation, have not been examined. This study fills this gap by inquiring into such practices and the behaviors, perceptions and demographics that predict them.","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121440128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Meta-search based approach for Arabic information retrieval 基于元搜索的阿拉伯语信息检索方法

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-02-25 DOI: 10.1108/oir-11-2020-0515

Souheila Ben Guirat, Ibrahim Bounhas, Y. Slimani

{"title":"Meta-search based approach for Arabic information retrieval","authors":"Souheila Ben Guirat, Ibrahim Bounhas, Y. Slimani","doi":"10.1108/oir-11-2020-0515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-11-2020-0515","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe semantic relations between Arabic word representations were recognized and widely studied in theoretical studies in linguistics many centuries ago. Nonetheless, most of the previous research in automatic information retrieval (IR) focused on stem or root-based indexing, while lemmas and patterns are under-exploited. However, the authors believe that each of the four morphological levels encapsulates a part of the meaning of words. That is, the purpose is to aggregate these levels using more sophisticated approaches to reach the optimal combination which enhances IR.Design/methodology/approachThe authors first compare the state-of-the art Arabic natural language processing (NLP) tools in IR. This allows to select the most accurate tool in each representation level i.e. developing four basic IR systems. Then, the authors compare two rank aggregation approaches which combine the results of these systems. The first approach is based on linear combination, while the second exploits classification-based meta-search.FindingsCombining different word representation levels, consistently and significantly enhances IR results. The proposed classification-based approach outperforms linear combination and all the basic systems.Research limitations/implicationsThe work stands by a standard experimental comparative study which assesses several NLP tools and combining approaches on different test collections and IR models. Thus, it may be helpful for future research works to choose the most suitable tools and develop more sophisticated methods for handling the complexity of Arabic language.Originality/valueThe originality of the idea is to consider that the richness of Arabic is an exploitable characteristic and no more a challenging limit. Thus, the authors combine 4 different morphological levels for the first time in Arabic IR. This approach widely overtook previous research results.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-11-2020-0515","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116758120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Mainstream, on-demand and social media consumption and trust in government handling of the COVID crisis 主流、按需和社交媒体消费以及对政府处理COVID危机的信任

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-02-22 DOI: 10.1108/oir-06-2021-0299

T. Laor, S. Lissitsa

{"title":"Mainstream, on-demand and social media consumption and trust in government handling of the COVID crisis","authors":"T. Laor, S. Lissitsa","doi":"10.1108/oir-06-2021-0299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-06-2021-0299","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThis study examined the association between media consumers' attitudes toward COVID-19-related content on mainstream, on-demand and social media and trust in the government's ability to handle the pandemic crisis.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on an online survey of a representative sample of 1,005 Israelis aged 18 and over and focused on consumers' perceptions of media contents as a source of information, social solidarity, criticism and anxiety.FindingsFindings indicate that mainstream media were the primary source of pandemic information. A positive association was found between perceptions of mainstream media as a source of criticism and trust in government's actions. This association was negative regarding social and on-demand media. The more mainstream media contents were perceived as anxiety evoking, the lower participants' trust in government's actions. A positive association was found between perceptions that social media encouraged social solidarity and trust in governmental action.Practical implicationsPolicymakers should take into consideration that various media operate synergistically to continually construct reality.Originality/valueThis study focuses on consumers' perceptions of COVID-related media contents, which are especially important in the current era of media outlet proliferation, distribution and impact on the government. The unique contribution is in the integrated application of media malaise theory, virtuous circle theory and echo chamber theory to explain the correlation between media consumption and public trust during a global crisis in the era of diverse media outlets.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-06-2021-0299.","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129440765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 8

Surveying research data-sharing practices in US social sciences: a knowledge infrastructure-inspired conceptual framework 美国社会科学调查研究数据共享实践:知识基础设施启发的概念框架

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-02-22 DOI: 10.1108/oir-03-2020-0079

Wei Jeng, Daqing He

{"title":"Surveying research data-sharing practices in US social sciences: a knowledge infrastructure-inspired conceptual framework","authors":"Wei Jeng, Daqing He","doi":"10.1108/oir-03-2020-0079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-03-2020-0079","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThis study develops a conceptual framework and a series of instruments for capturing researchers' data-sharing practices in the social sciences, by synergizing the theory of knowledge infrastructure and the theory of remote scientific collaboration.Design/methodology/approachThis paper triangulates the results of three studies of data sharing across the social sciences, with 144 participants in total, and classifies the confusion, “frictions” and opportunities arising from such sharing into four overarching dimensions: data characteristics, technological infrastructure, research culture and individual drivers.FindingsBased on the sample, the findings suggest that the majority of faculty and students in social science research do not share their data because many of them are unaware of the benefits and methods of doing so. Additional findings regarding social scientists' data-sharing behaviors include: (1) those who do share qualitative data in data repositories are more likely to share their research tools than their raw data; and (2) perceived technical support and extrinsic motivation are both strong predictors of qualitative data sharing (a previously underresearched subtype of social science data sharing).Originality/valueThe study confirms the previously hypothesized nature of “friction” in qualitative data sharing in the social sciences, arising chiefly from the time and labor intensiveness of ensuring data privacy.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2020-0079.","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116894451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Exploring the factors influencing continuous usage intention of academic social network sites 探讨影响学术社交网站持续使用意愿的因素

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-02-14 DOI: 10.1108/oir-01-2021-0015

Zhiwei Yang, Qingshan Zhou, Dickson K. W. Chiu, Yuqi Wang

{"title":"Exploring the factors influencing continuous usage intention of academic social network sites","authors":"Zhiwei Yang, Qingshan Zhou, Dickson K. W. Chiu, Yuqi Wang","doi":"10.1108/oir-01-2021-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-01-2021-0015","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeAcademic social network site (ASNS) is a new form of academic service in the social media age, and the study of ASNS user behavior is of great significance to academic librarians due to its recent popularity. This research explores the influencing factors of the continuous usage intention of ASNSs.Design/methodology/approachA survey of academics in China was conducted, and 361 responses were collected and analyzed with a structural equation model, which involves satisfaction, continuous usage intention, expectation confirmation, perceived usefulness (PU), social identity, referent network size and perceived interactivity (PI).FindingsSatisfaction, expectation confirmation, PU, referent network size, social identity and PI significantly impact continuous usage intention. Satisfaction is a mediating variable by which expectation confirmation, PU, referent network size, social identity and other influencing factors affect continuous usage intention. Expectation confirmation and referent network size are two endogenous variables that can explain and predict the continuous usage intention of ASNSs.Originality/valueExisting research does not consciously distinguish between adoption, use and continuous use, and only scant studies have conducted empirical research. Further, despite the widespread ASNS usage in China, Chinese scholars' studies are few, as existing studies have mainly focused on users of the UK, the US and India.","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133951744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 21

An improved approach based on dynamic mixed sampling and transfer learning for topic recognition: a case study on online patient reviews 一种基于动态混合采样和迁移学习的主题识别改进方法:以在线患者评论为例

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.1108/oir-01-2021-0059

Yaotan Xie, Fei Xiang

引用次数: 2

Diagnosis of the effectiveness of the e-learning solutions adopted in Saudi higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic 诊断2019冠状病毒病大流行期间沙特高等教育采用的电子学习解决方案的有效性

Online Inf. Rev. Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.1108/oir-02-2021-0078

Chokri Barhoumi, Areej Alsaysi, Souheil Essid

{"title":"Diagnosis of the effectiveness of the e-learning solutions adopted in Saudi higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Chokri Barhoumi, Areej Alsaysi, Souheil Essid","doi":"10.1108/oir-02-2021-0078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-02-2021-0078","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThis study aims to explore the effectiveness of the e-learning solutions adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic based on teachers' and students' opinions in Saudi higher education.Design/methodology/approachThis study was performed during the 2021 academic year and involved a survey approach to analyze the effectiveness of Saudi e-learning solutions adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subjective opinions were collected from a sample of 106 teachers and 1,196 students.FindingsThe teachers disagreed that online courses provide students with multiple opportunities to track their learning progress with timely feedback, with an arithmetic mean of 2.566 and a standard deviation of 1.627. Moreover, the students disagreed that the use of multimedia facilitates the ease of learning and knowledge extraction from online resources, with an arithmetic mean of 2.443 and a standard deviation of 1.633. Generally, the study implies that today during the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to exploit the power of multimedia tools to bring out knowledge from online learning resources such as images, animations, simulations, video and hypermedia. Based on the results, we need to concentrate on exploiting the power of hypertext systems used in flexible online instruction to enable flexible thinking for online students. Therefore, the e-learning process must favor cognitive flexibility and foster knowledge acquisition for students in the context of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.Originality/valueThe findings may be useful in discovering the degree of effectiveness of Saudi e-learning solutions during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":143302,"journal":{"name":"Online Inf. Rev.","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114969487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5