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Kahan, Tali; Soffer, Tal; Nachmias, Rafi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
In recent years there has been a proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs), which provide unprecedented opportunities for lifelong learning. Registrants approach these courses with a variety of motivations for participation. Characterizing the different types of participation in MOOCs is fundamental in order to be able to better…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction
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Veletsianos, George; Shepherdson, Peter – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
A deluge of empirical research became available on MOOCs in 2013-2015 and this research is available in disparate sources. This paper addresses a number of gaps in the scholarly understanding of MOOCs and presents a comprehensive picture of the literature by examining the geographic distribution, publication outlets, citations, data collection and…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Educational Technology, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction