The Student
Experience
Tamsyn Smith
t.m.smith@soton.ac.uk
Centre for Innovation in
Technologies and Education
Major MOOC providers
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What do we know about
MOOC participants?
JORDAN, K. (2013) “MOOC Completion Rates: The Data” [Online] KatyJordan blog post 13/02/13 [accessed 23/04/13]
Available: http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html
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MOOC completion rates
• Enrolled: 53,205
Completed the course:
• Watched a video: 53%*
• 4.8% of those who enrolled
• Took a quiz: 26%*
• 18% of those who took a quiz.
• Submitted first homework: 12%*
• 39% of those who submitted the
first project.
* = of those who enrolled
Balch, T. (2013) “About MOOC Completion Rates: The Importance of Student Investment” [Online] The Augmented Trader blog post 06/091/13 [accessed 23/04/13]
Available: http://augmentedtrader.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/about-mooc-completion-rates-the-importance-of-investment/
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Emerging student archetypes
Have you signed up
for a MOOC?
Lurkers
Drop-ins
MOOC
Passive
participants
Active
participants
If so, which sort of
participant were
you?
Did you complete it?
Did it matter?
HILL, P. (2013) “The Four Student Archetypes Emerging in MOOCs”
[Online] e-Literate blog post 02/03/13 [accessed 19/04/13]. Available:
http://mfeldstein.com/the-four-student-archetypes-emerging-in-moocs/
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Motivation
Why do
people go
to
university?
Why do
people
sign up
for
MOOCs?
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Why do people
sign up for
MOOCs?
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Why do people sign up for
MOOCs?
• 25 courses in these areas:
– Biology
– Business
– English
– Health Science
– History
– Information technology
– Instructional
technology
– Mathematics
– Sociology
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Motivation
Why do people go to
university?
•
Qualifications
•
Job prospects
•
Earning potential
•
Required for intended career
•
Interest in subject
•
Intellectual challenge
•
For the experience/social life
•
Influence of family, teachers or peers
NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS (2008) Student Experience Report 2008
London: NUS
http://www.nus.org.uk/PageFiles/4017/NUS_StudentExperienceReport.pdf
Why do people sign
up for/participate in
MOOCs?
?
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Recruitment
What
influences
students’
choice of
university?
What
influences
participants’
choice of
MOOC?
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What
influences
participants’
choice of
MOOC?
Coursera
•
62 universities
•
5 languages
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EdX
•
Philosophy
•
Applied science
•
Health
•
Mathematics
•
Biology
•
Computer science
•
History
•
Law
•
Philosophy
•
Chemistry
•
Electronics
What
influences
participants’
choice of
MOOC?
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Recruitment
What influences students’
choice of university?
•
Academic reputation
•
Location
•
Subject/course
•
Accommodation
•
Facilities
•
Entry requirements
•
Friends and family
•
Teachers
•
Prospectuses and open days
What influences
participants’ choice
of MOOC?
?
NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS (2008) Student Experience Report 2008
London: NUS
http://www.nus.org.uk/PageFiles/4017/NUS_StudentExperienceReport.pdf
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Engagement
What are
the
features of
a positive
learning
experience?
What are
the
features of
a positive
MOOC
experience?
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Open2Study
• Macquarie University
• Sydney Institute
• ICMS
• Polytechnic West
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Blackboard coursesites–
Designing an exemplary course
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Engagement
What are the features
of a positive learning
experience?
What are the
features of a positive
MOOC experience?
• Inspirational lecturer
• Collaboration
• Excellent teaching
• Feedback
?
NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS (2008) Student Experience Report 2008
London: NUS
http://www.nus.org.uk/PageFiles/4017/NUS_StudentExperienceReport.pdf
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Retention
What
influences
student
satisfaction?
What
influences
participants
to complete
a MOOC?
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Open2Study
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Open2Study
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Canvas Network
• 32 current/future
courses
– Mathematics
– History
– Instructional
Design/
Education
– Engineering
– Sociology
– Law
– Business
– English
– Art
– Film
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Retention
What influences
student satisfaction?
• Timetable in advance
What influences
participants to
complete a MOOC?
• Reading list
• Excellent teaching
• Meeting expectations
• Contact time
• Personalisation
• Cost of living
?
NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS (2008) Student Experience Report 2008
London: NUS
http://www.nus.org.uk/PageFiles/4017/NUS_StudentExperienceReport.pdf
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