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Tiêu đề
Examining student characteristics, goals, and engagement in Massive Open Online Courses
Tác giả
Williams K.M.; Stafford R.E.; Corliss S.B.; Reilly E.D.
Năm xuất bản
2018
Source title
Computers and Education
Số trích dẫn
50
DOI
10.1016/j.compedu.2018.08.014
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have emerged with much popularity in the last five years, yet many questions remain about whom MOOCs best serve and what constitutes learner success. Completion rates, a common metric of student success, remain low, averaging less than 8%, and may be a misleading measure of success unless learner intentions are considered. This research addresses the relationships among learner characteristics and goals for enrolling in MOOCs, and the impacts on student persistence and completion in varying disciplines. We examined learner self-reported goals for taking a MOOC, characteristics, and rate of completion of 15,655 participants in eight MOOC courses. Results revealed that while age was positively associated with MOOC participation, motivation differed across course disciplines. The relationship between learner goals and engagement differed between those enrolled in Humanities/Liberal Arts (HLA) and STEM courses. Most notably, while taking the course due to personal interest or usefulness to a participant's career held a positive relationship with engagement in HLA courses, the endorsement of these same goals was predictive of less engagement in STEM courses. Our findings indicate that learner goals impact engagement and success, and that there are differences in engagement and goals between course disciplines. Suggestions for future MOOC research and potential course improvement to better align with learner goals are also provided. © 2018
Từ khóa
Engagement; Goals; MOOCs; Motivation
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Nơi xuất bản
Elsevier Ltd
Hình thức xuất bản
Article
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus