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Direct linkPadilla Rodriguez, Brenda Cecilia; Armellini, Alejandro; Rodriguez Nieto, Ma Concepción – Open Learning, 2020
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are usually six to ten weeks long. Participation tends to decrease as the courses progress, leading to low completion rates. This led to the question: Could shorter MOOCs contribute to learners' engagement, retention and success? This paper compares two versions of Study Skills MOOC, which shared the same…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Learner Engagement, Academic Persistence
Otto, Daniel; Bollmann, Alexander; Becker, Sara; Sander, Kirsten – Open Learning, 2018
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are one of the overarching topics of our times but have been subject to several controversial debates in recent years. Hitherto, the discussion has mainly focused either on some distinct success criteria for MOOCs, including technical features, enrolment numbers and dropout rates, or on the instructional…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
de Langen, Frank; van den Bosch, Herman – Open Learning, 2013
According to Christensen and Horn, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are serving non-consumers. Although they are limited in the services they provide compared with traditional colleges, they offer free and accessible education to a broader audience, who cannot afford the traditional provision. However, this is a characteristic of online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Adult Education, Educational Quality
Watson, Sunnie Lee – Open Learning, 2017
This case study examines the design and facilitation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that focused on attitudinal learning about the topic of animal behaviour and welfare. Findings showed that a team of instructors worked together collaboratively towards realising learning goals and found the experience rewarding. While learners had mixed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Animal Behavior
Inkelaar, Tom; Simpson, Ormond – Open Learning, 2015
Graduation rates in distance higher education are low compared with full-time higher education--often less than 20% compared with full-time UK rates of around 80%--the "distance education deficit". In the University of London International Programmes, the difference between the face-to-face graduation rate of 61.5% and the distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Higher Education, Graduation Rate
Daza, Vanesa; Makriyannis, Nikolaos; Rovira Riera, Carme – Open Learning, 2013
First-year university students exhibit considerably different levels of proficiency, often lacking the necessary prerequisites to attend certain courses. This is especially true for mathematics courses. While motivation alone plays a role, by far the most significant challenge consists in harmonising the different (and often incompatible)…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
