Concepedia

Who Takes MOOCs?

Chris R. Glass, Mitsue S. Shiokawa‐Baklan, Andrew J. Saltarelli

New Directions for Institutional Research · 2016 · 51 citations · 33 references

Concepts

EducationEducational TechnologyHigher EducationDistance EducationPedagogyStudent EngagementClassroom InvolvementLearner Behavior AnalysisLearner RecruitmentOnline LearningStudent Demographics AnalysisStudent ParticipationCourse Enrollment PatternsCourse Taking PatternsLearner CharacteristicsLearner Socialization

Abstract

The chapter examines MOOC student demographics, learner characteristics, and discusses six tensions that result from existing trends in who takes MOOCs.

References

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Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility

John Daniel · Journal of Interactive Media in Education · 2012 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education +12

MOOCs: A systematic study of the published literature 2008-2012

Tharindu R. Liyanagunawardena, Andrew Adams, Shirley Williams · The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning · 2013 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education +13

Deconstructing disengagement

René F. Kizilcec, Chris Piech, Emily Schneider · 2013 · 970 citations

Education, Educational Technology, Instruction +17

Studying Learning in the Worldwide Classroom Research into edX's First MOOC.

Lori Breslow, David E. Pritchard, Jennifer DeBoer et al. · Research & Practice in Assessment · 2013 · 935 citations

Education, Curriculum, Teaching +17

Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0

John Seely Brown, Richard Adler · 2008 · 876 citations

Education, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning +4