Curt Bonk, Indiana University

Recent Self-Directed Learning Research and Publications

2019-2024

 

1.      Li, Z., Feng, C., Zheng, X., & Bonk, C. J. (in review). Exploring self-directed professional development (SDPD): In community-based teaching environments. Professional Development in Education.

 

2.      Li, B., Bonk, C. J., Wang, C., & Kou, X. (in review). Reconceptualizing the self-directed learning in the era of generative AI: An exploratory analysis of language learning. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.

 

3.      Li, B., Wang, C., Bonk, C. J., & Kou, X. (in review). Exploring inventions in self-directed language learning with Generative AI: Implementations and perspectives of YouTube content creators. TechTrends.

 

4.      Li, B., Wang, C., Bonk, C. J., & Kou, X. (in review). Exploring inventions in self-directed language learning with Generative AI: Implementations and perspectives of YouTube content creators. TechTrends.

 

5.      Wang, C., Li, Z., & Bonk, C. J. (in review). Understanding self-directed learning in AI-assisted writing: A mixed methods study of postsecondary learners. Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence.

 

6.      Lee, H., & Bonk, C. J. (in press). Fostering self-directed learning competencies among preservice teachers through reflective practice and technology-mediated collaborative learning. Technology, Pedagogy and Education.

 

7.      Li, Z., & Bonk, C. J. (2023, online first). Self-directed language learning with Duolingo in an out-of-class context. Computer Assisted Language Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2023.2206874

 

8.      Bonk, C. J., & Zhu, M. (2023, online first). On the trail of self-directed online learners. ECNU Review of Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311231169795

 

9.      Li, Z., Zhu, M., Kadirova, D., & Bonk, C. J. (2023). Towards self-directed learning: How do Nepali adolescents learn with MOOCs. Distance Education, 44(4). DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2267460

 

10.  Doo, M. Y., Zhu, M., & Bonk, C. J. (2023). Influences of self-directed learning on learning outcomes in MOOCs: A meta-analysis. Distance Education, 44(1), 86-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2022.2155618

 

11.  Bonk, C. J., Zhu, M., & Li, Z. (2023). Self-direct to learn, self-direct to live: A checklist to successfully navigate this self-directed learning world. GOTEC Research-to-Practice. GOTEC Learning Resources. https://gotec.cehd.gmu.edu/assets/docs/gotec/Bonk%20Zhu%20Li%20-%20Self-Direct%20to%20Learn.pdf (Note: SDL Checklist available: https://curtbonk.com/pdfs/Self-Directed-Learning-(SDL)-Evaluation-Checklist.pdf)

 

12.  Zhu, M., & Bonk, C. J. (2022, online first). Guidelines and strategies for fostering and enhancing self-directed online learning. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2022.2141105

 

13.  Zhu, M., Bonk, C. J., & Berri, S. (2022). Fostering self-directed learning in MOOCs: Motivation, learning strategies, and instruction. Online Learning, 26(1), 153-173. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v26i1.2629; Available: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/2629

 

14.  Zhu, M., Bonk, C. J., & Doo, M.-Y. (2020). Self-directed learning in MOOCs: Exploring the relationships among motivation, self-monitoring, and self-management. Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D), 68(5), 2073-2093. DOI 10.1007/s11423-020-09747-8

 

15.  Zhu, M., & Bonk, C. J. (2020). Technology tools and instructional strategies for designing and delivering MOOCs to facilitate self-monitoring of learners. Journal of Learning for Development, 7(1), 31-45. Available: https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/380/447

 

16.  Zhu, M., & Bonk, C. J. (2019). Designing MOOCs to facilitate participant self-monitoring for self-directed learning. Online Learning, 23(4), 106-134. doi:10.24059/olj.v23i4.2037. Available: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/2037 (special issue: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/issue/view/113) (also see IU ScholarWorks: https://iu.tind.io/record/2071)

 

17.  Zhu, M., & Bonk, C. J. (2019). Designing MOOCs to facilitate participant self-directed learning: An analysis of instructor perspectives and practices. International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 16(2), 39-60. Available: https://6c02e432-3b93-4c90-8218-8b8267d6b37b.filesusr.com/ugd/6c1db2_3ab135498618442abe908811fb68a1b2.pdf

 

18.  Bonk, C. J., Kim, M., & Xu, S. (2016). Do you have a SOLE?: Research on informal and self-directed online learning environments. In J. M. Spector, B. B. Lockee, & M. D. Childress (Eds.), Learning, Design, and Technology: An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Section: Informal Resources and Tools for Self-Directed Online Learning Environments (35-1, pp. 1-32). Springer International Publishing.

 

    Book Reissue: Bonk, C. J., Kim, M., & Xu, S. (2023). Do you have a SOLE?: Research on informal and self-directed online learning environments. In J. M. Spector, B. B. Lockee, & M. D. Childress (Eds.), Learning, Design, and Technology: An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Section: Informal Resources and Tools for Self-Directed Online Learning Environments (Chapter 125, pp. 3205-3236). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17461-7