Learn Moodle: Step by Step or All at Once?
完成条件
A project for the Edinburgh Napier MBOE on:
Factors affecting choice of access to content in
a “Learn Moodle” MOOC and their effect on MOOC completion rates
Literature review
Predictors of retention and completion
Existing research papers identifty the following predictors of retention and completion. Each will be considered in turn, following a caveat on the definition of 'Completion'.
- Participation in automatically graded activities
This relates to (for example) short quizzes at the end of each unit of study.
- Positive ratings by co-participants
This relates to rated activities such as forum posts.
- Early engagement
This relates to the eventual success of participants who are active in the first week of a MOOC.
- Participant and facilitator interaction
This relates to facilitator presence and the ongoing relationship between participants and facilitators.
Growth mindsetThis relates to the effect participants' own perception of their intelligence might affect their ultimate result.