Moving Through MOOCs: Understanding the Progression of Users in Massive Open Online Courses

This paper reports on the progress of users through 16 Coursera courses taught by University of Pennsylvania faculty for the first time between June 2012 and July 2013. Using descriptive analyses, this study advances knowledge by considering two definitions of massive open online course (MOOC) users...

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Published in:Educational researcher 2014-12, Vol.43 (9), p.421-432
Main Authors: Perna, Laura W., Ruby, Alan, Boruch, Robert F., Wang, Nicole, Scull, Janie, Ahmad, Seher, Evans, Chad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Persistence
Attendance Patterns
College faculty
College Students
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Curricula
Data collection
Distance education
Educational research
Higher education
Hypothesis Testing
Individualized Instruction
Learner Controlled Instruction
Lectures
Massive open online courses
MOOCs
Online Courses
Online instruction
Outcomes of Education
Pacing
Pennsylvania
Predictor Variables
School Holding Power
Sequential Approach
Teachers
Virtual universities
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