2018/10/13 by Markus Harju, Harju, Markus, Teemu Leppänen +3
Computer Science · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Online Learning and Analytics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1810.08043
openalex publication_date 2018/10/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) are seen as a next step in distance online learning. In the MOOC vision, large numbers of students can access the course content over the Internet and complete courses at their own pace while interacting with their peers and instructors online. Despite the initial enthusiasm about MOOCs, large number of students were observed dropping out of the online courses. In this paper, we pinpoint the reasons behind the high student dropout rate and discuss how the interaction capabilities of MOOCs contributed towards the low completion rate.