Toward a typology of MOOC activity patterns
| Title | Toward a typology of MOOC activity patterns |
| Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Bachelet, R., & Chaker R. |
| Editors | Kloos, C. D., Jermann P., Pérez-Sanagustín M., Seaton D. T., & White S. |
| Publisher | Digital Education: Out to the World and Back to the Campus |
| Series Title | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Volume | 10254 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Pagination | 134–139 |
| Date Published | 05/2017 |
| Secondary Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Place Published | Madrid, Spain |
| Type of Work | 5th European MOOCs Stakeholders Summit, EMOOCs 2017, Madrid, Spain, May 22-26, 2017 |
| ISBN Number | 978-3-319-59044-8 |
| Keywords | learning schedule, live Q&A, MOOC, platform connection patterns |
| Abstract | This paper aims at understanding MOOC learners' activity patterns, taking into account factors like personal schedule, traditional working hours, domestic time, nighttime and their relation with MOOC course opening hours, live sessions, essay submission deadlinesłdots} Are MOOC learners adopting nonstandard learning schedules? Does the MOOC schedule determine the connection patterns of the learners? Four search topics and findings emerge from our research A/Observations related to the density of learning activity B/A weekly typology of learning days, C/Attraction for a ``live'' contact point, D/The ``21:00 effect''. Finally, we suggest a series of best practices for MOOC design. |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-59044-8_15 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59044-8_15 |
| Rights | © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 |
| Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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