Gauging MOOC Learners’ Adherence to the Designed Learning Path
Dan DavisWeb Information SystemsEEMCS, Delft University of Technology
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Using and advancing user modeling techniques in the context of open online education at scale in developing a learner modeling-focused approach to learning analytics
Learning transfer in MOOCs- RQ: To what extent do learners transfer the learned knowledge in
practice?
- Major findings- A small subset of learners (8%) display learning transfer.
- Existing learning transfer findings from the workplace and
classroom setting mostly also hold in the MOOC setting.
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Transfer
Learning Application
Searching as Learning
Learning
Searching
Complex search tasks
MOOCSoccur naturally
RQ1: At what scale do existing approaches for searching break down?
RQ2: How can large-scale collaboration be facilitated?
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How does the design of the online learning environment affect student engagement and success?
● Learning Path study: explores the extent to which students adhere to the
designed learning path○ To help (instructors) understand student behavior
● Learning Tracker: provides students a dashboard as a source of feedback
to stimulate metacognition and promote self-regulated learning○ To make students more aware of their own behavior
Conclusion
Before adaptive learning systems can reach their potential, two important baselines must be established:
1. the precise learning path the instructor wants the student to follow and 2. students’ natural behavior within the course.
Adaptive instruction will be most effective when the differences between these two baselines are both identified and addressed.