EMMOCs2015 - Do MOOC students come back for more? Recurring students in the GdP MOOC
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The document investigates recurring students in the GDP MOOC, revealing that approximately 10% of students are repeat enrollees. It discusses their behaviors, engagement in research questionnaires, and performance outcomes, noting that recurring students tend to complete fewer sessions and perform differently compared to new students. The study highlights the need for tailored strategies to support recurring students based on their past success or struggles.
EMMOCs2015 - Do MOOC students come back for more? Recurring students in the GdP MOOC
- 1. Do MOOC students come back for more? Recurring students in the GdP MOOC François Bouchet (UPMC/LIP6 – francois.bouchet@lip6.fr) Rémi Bachelet (Ecole Centrale de Lille – remi.bachelet@ec-lille.fr) April 17th, 2015 Download this slideshow : http://goo.gl/ZQGh83
- 2. Video https://goo.gl/xrFhX0 2Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
- 3. Paper/slides on 3Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet @R_Bachelet @fbouchet
- 4. Are recurring students the future of MOOC enrollees? 4Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet Time ExperienceinMOOCs ExperienceinthisMOOC Recurring students? Experienced students Recurring students = register the same MOOC several times
- 5. Research questions RQ1: Existence and frequency? How to identify them? RQ2: Specific behavior leading to research bias? Implication in research questionnaires? RQ3: Success - better or worse? Impact on their performance 5Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
- 6. Context: GdP MOOC Topic: project management First French MOOC issuing ECTS credits 2 sessions / year since Spring 2013 New content added every session 2 individual tracks : basic and advanced 6Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
- 7. Data: 4 sessions 7Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 GdP 1 GdP 2 GdP 3 GdP 4 % Numberofstudents Enrolled Entry rate Basic track success Advanced track success Partially in this study
- 8. RQ1: How to identify Returning Students(RS)? How many are they? 2 sources: ▫ research questionnaire ▫ Platform (Canvas) student ID GdP3: ▫ source : ID => 8.4% RS from GdP2 ▫ source : quest => 6.3% RS from GdP2 (40.5 % participation rate) ▫ 13.4% RS from GdP1&2 (source : quest.) GdP4: ▫ 13.6% RS (source : ID) • 23% from GdP2 • 90% from GdP3 8Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
- 9. RQ1: Validating the data? 2 sources: ▫ Optional research questionnaire ▫ Canvas ID GdP3: ▫ 8.4% RS from GdP2 (ID) ▫ 6.3% RS from GdP2 (quest.) ▫ 13.4% RS from GdP1&2 (quest.) GdP4: ▫ 13.6% RS • 23% from GdP2 • 90% from GdP3 9 ID: reliable Questionnaire: Possible mistakes ID only: Serial recurring students from GdP1? Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
- 10. 2 categories of recurring students 10Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet Students Recurring (RS) 10% New (NS) 90% Successful (RSS) 1/3 Unsuccessful (RUS) 2/3
- 11. RQ2: taking part in research questionnaires? (1/2) Propensity to answer: ▫ RS = NS in GdP3 ▫ RS < NS in GdP4 ▫ RUS > RSS in GdP3&4 11Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet RS answer less overall, unsuccessful RS answer more than successful ones
- 12. RQ2: taking part in research questionnaires? (2/2) Time spent answering: No significant diff for NS, RS, RSS ▫ Significant : RUS < NS 12Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet Unsuccessful recurring students go faster through the questionnaires
- 13. RQ3: better grades? (1/2) Number of points obtained: ▫ Basic track: • RS < NS • RSS < RUS ▫ Advanced track: • RS < NS • RSS > RUS 13Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet Previously successful ones better on advanced track, less good on basic track
- 14. RQ3: better completion? (2/2) Session completed (true | false): ▫ RS < NS ▫ RUS > RSS in GdP3 ▫ RUS = RSS in GdP4 14Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet RS complete less than NS Previously unsuccessful complete more or as much
- 15. Results summary Recurring students (RS) exist (10%) and here to stay (↗ %) RS answer to research questionnaires less and faster RS complete less the sessions, different reasons: ▫ Previously successful (1/3) : Go faster through basic content Don’t want to complete again ▫ Previously unsuccessful (2/3) : Motivated but struggling 15Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet Stud. RS 10%NS 90% RSS 1/3RUS 2/3
- 16. Further study/conclusions Recurring students (RS) exist (10%) and here to stay (↗ %) to be confirmed in new sessions (additional content) RS answer to optional questionnaires less and faster retrieve previous answers and offer to update them? RS complete less the sessions, different reasons: ▫ Previously successful (1/3) : Go faster through basic content Don’t want to complete again should be able to focus only on new content “Carry over” of grades? ▫ Previously unsuccessful (2/3) : Motivated but struggling provide additional support from the beginning 16Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
- 17. Thank You ! 17Recurring students in the GdP MOOC – F. Bouchet & R. Bachelet
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