Factors for Success and Course Completion in Massive Open Online Courses through the Lens of Participant Types

Autor/inn/en	Bingö, Isa; Kursun, Engin; Kayaduman, Halil
Titel	Factors for Success and Course Completion in Massive Open Online Courses through the Lens of Participant Types
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 12 (2020) 2, S.223-239 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bingö, Isa) ORCID (Kursun, Engin) ORCID (Kayaduman, Halil)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Open Education; Student Participation; Distance Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Instructional Design; Educational Quality; Prior Learning; Usability; Success; Persistence; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Vorkenntnisse; Erfolg; Ausdauer; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	The main purpose of this study is to investigate the factors for success and course completion through the lens of participants in a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) system implemented in Turkey. Thirty-two participants were selected on the basis of purposive sampling among 5000 enrolled users from 10 MOOCs, who were then classified into 3 types --lurking, moderately active, memorably active-- based on their participation rate in the course activities. The data were collected via the use of two semi-structured interviews. According to the findings, the factors for success in MOOCs to the participants were divided into three categories: instructor effectiveness, course design, and personal factors. As to the factors for course completion, the categories identified were the instructor, course design, personal factors, technical issues, and affordability/clarity. The findings regarding success and course completion were discussed in detail and recommendations were provided to enhance participation in MOOCs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01