Factors Influencing the Sustainability of Moocs Compared With Traditional Distance Education Courses

Hjeltnes, Thorleif; Horgen, S.A.

doi:10.21125/iceri.2016.0477

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“…Flexibility and Scaffolding for Diversity (referring to the design where adaptive contents of MOOCs are provided for learners on different levels; advanced learners can select the difficult contents, while primary learners the easy ones.) in organizing MOOCs courses could strongly influence the sustainability of MOOCs (Hjeltnes & Horgen, 2016). We, therefore, proposed the following research hypothesis: H13.…”

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“…Learner Retention in MOOCs was previously found under the influence of numerous factors: learner-tolearner interactions, instructor-to-learner interactions (Bernard et al, 2009), Course Content, Course Structure (Yang & Sun, 2018), Perceived Effectiveness (Yang & Sun, 2018), Instructor Support, Instructor Feedback (Barbera et al, 2017), Information Delivery (Fianu et al, 2018), Technology (Alyoussef, 2021), Quality Resources, The Focus of Subjects, Timing (Azevedo & Marques, 2017;Fianu et al, 2018), Flexibility and Scaffolding for Diversity (Hjeltnes & Horgen, 2016), and Pre-Course Information (Alraimi et al, 2015). Therefore, this study will concentrate on the above factors that may influence Learner Retention in MOOCs.…”

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Examining Factors That Influence Learner Retention in MOOCs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Time

2023

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Massive Open Online Courses have become a frequent platform for learners to acquire knowledge. This study aims to explore multiple factors influencing learner retention in MOOCs during the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this, we collected quantitative and qualitative data from questionnaires and qualitative data from interviews and then analyzed them through the Partial Least Square–Structural Equation Modeling to test 14 research hypotheses. The proposed research model and research hypotheses are empirically tested with 243 participants across the world. According to the results, support is found for all of the 14 research hypotheses. We confirmed 14 factors influencing learner retention in MOOCs. The result is beneficial for designers and manufacturers of MOOCs to improve the quality of the products and facilitate online or blended learning during this special time. It could also help students improve their learning experiences. Future research could examine influencing factors of learner retention in MOOCs with interdisciplinary cooperation.

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Examining Factors That Influence Learner Retention in MOOCs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Time

2023

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“…They think ethical value should be paid attention to and teachers' role consciousness should be changed. Hjeltnes et al, probed into the essence of MOOC from the aspects of technology, internationalization, educational development and personnel training, they pointed out that MOOC realized the integration of distance education and traditional education (Hjeltnes, & Horgen, 2016).…”

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The Influence of Teachers' Answers on MOOC Community Discussion and Teaching Effect

2018

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Teaching interaction is always one of the main problems in education, especially in MOOC education. In this paper, two persuasion methods of social psychology persuasion theory were used to research the influence of teachers' answers on MOOC community discussion and teaching effect. Two courses in MOOC platform are selected as the research objects, and the discussion data in community of these course are analyzed to verify the influence of teachers' answers on community discussion process. Through data analysis, it is found that teachers 'answers in MOOC community discussion has a significant impact on students' discussion activity and their knowledge construction stage.

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Factors Influencing the Sustainability of Moocs Compared With Traditional Distance Education Courses

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Examining Factors That Influence Learner Retention in MOOCs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Time

Examining Factors That Influence Learner Retention in MOOCs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Time

The Influence of Teachers' Answers on MOOC Community Discussion and Teaching Effect

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