Massive Open Online Course Completion Rates Revisited: Assessment, Length and Attrition

Autor/in	Jordan, Katy
Titel	Massive Open Online Course Completion Rates Revisited: Assessment, Length and Attrition
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16 (2015) 3, S.341-358 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Course Evaluation; Student Attrition; Academic Achievement; Multiple Regression Analysis; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerbeurlaubung; Schulleistung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This analysis is based upon enrolment and completion data collected for a total of 221 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It extends previously reported work (Jordan, 2014) with an expanded dataset; the original work is extended to include a multiple regression analysis of factors that affect completion rates and analysis of attrition rates during courses. Completion rates (defined as the percentage of enrolled students who completed the course) vary from 0.7% to 52.1%, with a median value of 12.6%. Since their inception, enrolments on MOOCs have fallen while completion rates have increased. Completion rates vary significantly according to course length (longer courses having lower completion rates), start date (more recent courses having higher percentage completion) and assessment type (courses using auto grading only having higher completion rates). For a sub-sample of courses where rates of active use and assessment submission across the course are available, the first and second weeks appear to be critical in achieving student engagement, after which the proportion of active students and those submitting assessments levels out, with less than 3% difference between them. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01