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