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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Massive Open Online Courses"”.
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Stopout prediction in massive open online courses
… Though that sounds like an unlikely scenario, Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs, have practically made that a reality by offering previously exclusive classes to mass audiences. However, as the barriers to entry for MOOCs are very low, student dropout, referred to as student `stopout' [2], is …
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Exploring communication patterns in Massive Open Online Courses
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) use free or low-fee short courses to increase access to education both in the United States and internationally. Since the University of Illinois partnered with the MOOC provider Coursera in 2013 it has seen over 1.55 million enrollments in over 125 open courses, …
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Modeling problem solving in Massive Open Online Courses
.Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) have presented a completely new style of learning and teaching that also brings us a massive amount of student behavioral data. Some of this data is exclusive to the MOOC environment. It opens up many possibilities for educators to study a question they have …
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Identifying and characterizing subpopulations in massive open online courses
The large and diverse student populations in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) present an unprecedented opportunity to understand student behavior and learn about learning. A tremendous amount of information on students is collected by logging their behaviors. However, despite this wealth of …
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Methods for observational studies using data from massive open online courses
Measuring the effect of a course component in online classes present an opportunity to use propensity score methods. Propensity score methods aim to balance the effect of self-selecting biases and other confounding variables that arise in observational studies like this, as each student decides …
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Learning on-demand: massive open online courses and the privatization of the educational experience
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2023-12-01
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Multimedia learning: principles of learning and instructional improvement in Massive, Open, Online Courses (MOOCS)
With good reason, many initial Massive, Open, Online Course (MOOC) studies conducted in the first three years of widespread MOOC hype and adoption have focused on retention rates and completion issues. No longer a new modality, many of the retention questions have now been answered as researchers …
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Understanding learner engagement and the effect of course structure in massive open online courses
… learner performance in two edX programming courses. We look at many dierent types of learners, such as learners who have taken both intro and advanced courses, learners who opt to pay for certification, learners who take the experimental self-paced course, learners who eventually become …
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Perceptions of Faculty and Instructional Designers on Multicultural Learners’ Needs in Massive Open Online Courses
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are one of the most innovative forms of online instruction delivered to learners of different language, cultural and educational backgrounds around the world. These multicultural learners have diverse communication styles, learning behaviors and needs that are …
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The application of Machine Learning for Early Detection of At -Risk Learners in Massive Open Online Courses
With the rapid improvement of digital technology, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have emerged as powerful open educational learning platforms. MOOCs have been experiencing increased use and popularity in highly ranked universities in recent years. The opportunity to access high-quality …
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Essays on the Design of Inclusive Learning in Massive Open Online Courses, and Implications for Educational Futures
… examines the tensions and contradictions of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a force for more inclusive tertiary education, particularly for adults without a college degree in the United States. Through a multimethodological research approach yielding three discrete papers, presented as …
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Promoting Inclusive Higher Education in the digital age: Wrapping massive open online courses (MOOCs) for youth from marginalised communities in South Africa
… forcing the move from residential campuses to online learning. In South Africa, the shutdown further exacerbated the lack of access to Higher Education (HE) amongst youth, which adds to higher unemployment rates and perpetuates the cycle of poverty with detrimental consequences for society. …
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Analyzing student learning trajectories in an introductory programming MOOC
Understanding student learning and behavior in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can help us make online learning more beneficial for students. We investigate student learning trajectories on the individual problem level in an MITx MOOC teaching introductory programming in Python, considering …
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The influence of grades on learning behavior of students in MOOCs
… of grades on the behavior of students in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). MOOCs often use grades to give students feedback on their understanding of course material and to determine whether a student passes the course. To better understand how student behavior is influenced by grade feedback, …
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Transfer learning for predictive models in MOOCs
… the personalization of student experiences in Massive Open Online Courses. For successful real-time interventions, these models must be transferable - that is, they must perform well on a new course from a different discipline, a different context, or even a different MOOC platform. In this …
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Understanding the doer effect for computational subjects with MOOCs
… To address these problems, we used data from massive open online courses (MOOCs) to understand how different student activities are correlated with positive learning outcomes. We also considered the doer effect in a variety of scenarios such as prior experience, duration, and course content. …
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