Summary
Students in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) organize their own participation, and many do not finish. Videos and discussion forums are the basic means of engagement, but little was known about how far they affect achievement in the sense of completing the course. This paper examines that question in the Creativity, Innovation and Change MOOC delivered by The Pennsylvania State University.
We used binomial logistic regression models to estimate how engagement with videos and forum posts, together with students’ stated intention to earn the certificate, predicts the probability of achievement. We also carried out a qualitative content analysis of forum posts, using the Interaction Analysis Model to assess the level of knowledge co-construction.
Engagement in forums and with videos increased the probability of course achievement. Intention to certify moderated the effect of the number of videos watched, strengthening its relation to achievement. The content analysis showed that most forum posts reflected information acquisition more than critical thinking.
Why it matters
For MOOC designers, the paper suggests discussion prompts that push toward the meaning and application of concepts, and more interactive videos, for example with guiding questions and segmented content.
Citation
Bonafini, F. C., Chae, C., Park, E., & Jablokow, K. W. (2017). How much does student engagement with videos and forums in a MOOC affect their achievement? Online Learning, 21(4), 223–240. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v21i4.1270
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title = {How {Much} {Does} {Student} {Engagement} with {Videos} and
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date = {2017-12-01},
url = {https://chadchae.github.io/posts_publication/2017-12-01-student-engagement-videos-forums-mooc-achievement/student-engagement-videos-forums-mooc-achievement.html},
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