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Your Actions or Your Associates? Predicting Certification and Dropout in MOOCs with Behavioral and Social Features [article]
2018 arXiv pre-print
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We then examine two classes of features, social and behavioral, and apply a combination of modeling and feature-selection methods to identify the most relevant features to predict both dropout and certification ... Prior researchers have focused on predicting dropout based upon behavioral features such as student confusion, click-stream patterns, and social interactions. ... As prior research shows, both behavioral and social features are predictive of dropout. ...
arXiv:1809.00052v1 fatcat:fudescv5iraf7bfx435xprfhly
Beyond Prediction: First Steps Toward Automatic Intervention in MOOC Student Stopout
2015 Social Science Research Network
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High attrition rates in massive open online courses (MOOCs) have motivated growing interest in the automatic detection of student "stopout". ... by control theory for how to use a classifier's outputs to make intelligent decisions; and (3) presenting results from a "dynamic survey intervention" conducted on 2 HarvardX MOOCs, containing over 40000 ... The most predictive feature was timesince-last-action (which corroborates a similar result in [7] ); using this feature alone (along with the "bias" feature), the AUC was already 0.867. ...
doi:10.2139/ssrn.2611750 fatcat:k7ukmcmfmnbgxm65ibajkvsxwy
To reward and beyond: Analyzing the effect of reward-based strategies in a MOOC
2019 Computers & Education
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This paper reports a between-subjects design study conducted in a MOOC to analyze the effects of badges and redeemable rewards on student retention and engagement. ... Despite the benefits of MOOCs (e.g., open access to education offered by prestigious universities), the low level of student engagement remains as an important issue causing massive dropouts in such courses ... project grants TIN2017-85179-C3-2-R and TIN2014-53199-C3-2-R; by the European Regional Development Fund and the Regional Ministry of Education of Castilla 500 y León under project grant VA257P18; and ...
doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103639 fatcat:f2wf5lpu4jeplmxiyct7jilvya
Identifying At-Risk Students in Massive Open Online Courses
2015 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTIETH AAAI CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE TWENTY-EIGHTH INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have received widespread attention for their potential to scale higher education, with multiple platforms such as Coursera, edX and Udacity recently appearing. ... Despite their successes, a major problem faced by MOOCs is low completion rates. In this paper, we explore the accurate early identification of students who are at risk of not completing courses. ... Halawa, Greene, and Mitchell (2014) study accurate and early dropout prediction using student activity features capturing lack of ability or interest. ...
doi:10.1609/aaai.v29i1.9471 fatcat:iuk2aqhgc5aujmttp6omx22x5e
Learning Analytics in Massive Open Online Courses [article]
2018 arXiv pre-print
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The primary research of this dissertation focuses on the integration of learning analytics in MOOCs, and thereafter looks into examining students' behavior on one side and bridging MOOC issues on the other ... Learning analytics and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are two of the most relevant emerging topics in this domain. ... It seems, however, that the increased interest in predictive analytics and examination of the association between the metrics of student behavior and learning outcome have been, to a certain extent, caused ...
arXiv:1802.09344v1 fatcat:w42m2vuoibezpig5wewuh6so2i
IRRODL Volume 15, Number 5
2014 International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
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The dramatic increase in online education, particularly massive open online courses (MOOCs), presents researchers, academics, administrators, learners, and policy makers with a range of questions as to ... employers' use of MOOCs not just in professional development but also in recruiting and hiring. ... Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the work of the coding team: Michael Barger Heikoop for their assitance with data extraction. ...
doi:10.19173/irrodl.v15i5.2040 fatcat:vphc3o7hqve6rhjv6mhtpbwt6q
A Design Theory for Vigilant Online Learning Systems
2016 International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector
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design future systems for the immature student in accordance with the latest research. ... This paper explores the literature relevant to design theory, learning theory, decision support, and vigilance, to develop a design theory as a guide to software developers and academics studying how to ... Individuals with such a learning style prefer to deal with technical tasks and problems rather than with social and/or interpersonal issues. ...
doi:10.4018/ijisss.2016010102 fatcat:uptd7m5rrzasblkfw2xl6bjnfa
A synthesis of systematic review research on emerging learning environments and technologies
2020 Educational technology research and development
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learning, (5) game-based learning and gamification, (6) adaptive learning, and (7) learning analytics and introduce the thirteen articles that were included in this special issue. ... In this introduction to the special issue on systematic reviews on emerging learning environments and technologies, we introduce best practices for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis and discuss ... The other gamification elements such as badges/awards, points/experience, and advancement/levels had a similar effect and resulted in increased effect size with or without those features. ...
doi:10.1007/s11423-020-09812-2 pmid:32837122 pmcid:PMC7377308 fatcat:chffbl7adjeqtdsjefxq36zpe4
Gamification: A key determinant of massive open online course (MOOC) success
2018 Information & Management
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We put forward the role of gamification and suggest that, together with information system (IS) theory, gamification proved to play a crucial role in the success of MOOCs. ... We propose a theoretical framework to identify the determinants of successful MOOCs, and empirically measure these factors in a real MOOC context. ... Use3 Communicate with colleagues and teachers. Use4 Store and share documents. Use5 Execute courses work. User Satisfaction US1 Please indicate your satisfaction with the MOOC that you use. ...
doi:10.1016/j.im.2018.06.003 fatcat:ke6sg2pxiza5bpnigvdrc4rhye
Smart Education – A Boon During Covid-19 Lockdown [chapter]
2020 Innovative Teaching and Learning Process during COVID 19
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As teachers cum researchers, we create a common platform so that they could share their point of view in techniques to improve teaching and learning practices in India during Covid 19. ... We 5 have a common intention to empower teaching and learning communities via innovative teaching practices during Covid 19. ... Google Classroom spares you time; keeps you sorted out, and permits you to associate and work together with your students continuously. ...
doi:10.34256/iorip20208 fatcat:5euslywc4jhmpar23tbf67gkoq
Self-regulated Learning in Massive Online Open Courses: A State-of-the-Art Review
2020 IEEE Access
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The platforms with research on SRL in MOOCs that stand out are Coursera, Edx, Open Edx and Moodle. ... Results show SRL in MOOCs is an emerging study area incentivized by the high dropout rate of the participants in MOOC. ... RESEARCH LINES ASSOCIATED WITH SRL TOOLS IN MOOC In the line of research associated with tools to support self-regulation in MOOC contexts Alonso-Mencía et al. ...
doi:10.1109/access.2020.3045913 fatcat:eodmump6dfhzjdcnndxsy75t6u
OLJ March 2022 (26)1
2022 Online Learning
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Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank MOOC learners who participated in this study. ... The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. ... We found that learners enrolled in MOOCs with intrinsic or extrinsic motivation or both. ...
doi:10.24059/olj.v26i1.3288 fatcat:upnypbmel5c4dln6ltrzx3wlmq
IRRODL Volume 15, Number 1
2014 International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
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A warm thank-you to all the community members who participated in the interviews; we are learning from your ideas, stories and experiences. ... Acknowledgements The research team would like to thank the leadership of Elsipogtog First Nation for inviting us into the community and making it possible for us to conduct the study. ... associated with MOOCs. ...
doi:10.19173/irrodl.v15i1.1804 fatcat:5naziifp4relnnxpjfqrmjzafa
Open Praxis vol. 10 issue 1
2018 Open Praxis
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The first Open Praxis issue in volume 10 includes six research papers section and two innovative practice papers. ... Acknowledgement The research model and questionnaire of Mtebe and Rasamo (2014) study is used with their permission. ... This is a clear indication that different countries and institutions are coming forward to use MOOCs for TPD purposes. ...
doi:10.5944/openpraxis.10.1.846 fatcat:xbfkwqnkgfasfjllm43pr74xpq
The Civic Mission of MOOCs: Engagement across Political Differences in Online Forums
2017 International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
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We collect measures of students' political ideology, and then observe student behavior in the course discussion boards. ... Massive open online courses (MOOCs) attract diverse student bodies, and course forums could potentially be an opportunity for students with different political beliefs to engage with one another. ... We also thank the course teams from Saving Schools and American Government, the Harvard VPAL-Research Group for research support, Lisa McKay for edits, and research assistance from Alyssa Napier, Joseph ...
doi:10.1007/s40593-017-0161-0 pmid:30906239 pmcid:PMC6424502 fatcat:tdrgbrfwh5gwpfwu5dsgogqcpm
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