ERIC Number: EJ1045969
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Publication Date: 2014-Nov
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MOOC Integration into Secondary School Courses
Najafi, Hedieh; Evans, Rosemary; Federico, Christopher
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v15 n5 p306-322 Nov 2014
We investigated how high school students taking a university preparatory economics course would engage with the learning and assessment components of a Behavioural Economics MOOC that was integrated into their school-based course. Students were divided into two groups, MOOC-only, with no teacher support, and blended-mode, with weekly tutorials. MOOC only students scored slightly lower on a teacher designed knowledge test but scored slightly higher in a MOOC test. Although the MOOC-only students watched more unique videos, the blended-mode students stayed more on-track with the MOOC. The blended-mode students showed more persistence in retaking quizzes, yet they scored lower than the MOOC-only students.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, High School Students, College Preparation, Economics, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Blended Learning, Scores, Tests, Video Technology, Persistence, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Learner Engagement, Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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