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Could MOOC-Takers’ Behavior Discuss the Meaning of Success-Dropout Rate? Players, Auditors, and Spectators in a Geographical Analysis Course about Natural Risks
- Source :
- Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 12, RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante (UA), Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4878, p 4878 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- Research interest in massive online and open courses (MOOCs) is rapidly growing, questioning who enrolls, why and how to conceive engagement, and success rates. This study is focused on MOOC-takers behavior obtained from a seven-week MOOC experience on natural risks. Data scraping principles have been used to collect data. Demographics, success-dropout rates, engagement periods, achievement and scoring, and behavior were analyzed through descriptive statistics, non-parametric correlation analysis, and statistical hypothesis testing. The results show that students who start earlier and those who finish earlier the course obtain better grades in some of the modules (motivation and background on natural risks could be the explanation). However, for &lsquo<br />last moment students&rsquo<br />speed in passing the modules is either related to greater motivation, although in this case it is not related to better grades. Furthermore, students who complete tasks during the weekend take less time to complete the modules and obtain a better grade. In addition, a learning strategy is promoted by reconsidering who is learning: players (those who complete the course and earning a certificate), auditors (those who have completed a thematic unit or the whole module, earning partial knowledge), and spectators (those enrolled until the end of the course, who intend earning experience in e-learning).
- Subjects :
- Success
Geography, Planning and Development
TJ807-830
Data scraping
Audit
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
geography
Unit (housing)
massive open online courses
0502 economics and business
Mathematics education
Natural (music)
eLearning
GE1-350
Massive open online courses
success
Statistical hypothesis testing
Behavior
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Geography
Descriptive statistics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
behavior
05 social sciences
050301 education
natural risks
Certificate
Natural risks
Environmental sciences
Análisis Geográfico Regional
0503 education
050203 business & management
Meaning (linguistics)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20711050
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0bddbbbbcd8940c2914c10422c77b67d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124878