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T1 Exploring the Problems Experienced by Learners in a MOOC Implementing Active Learning Pedagogies
A1 Topali, Paraskevi
A1 Ortega Arranz, Alejandro
A1 Er, Erkan
A1 Martínez Monés, Alejandra
A1 Villagrá Sobrino, Sara Lorena
A1 Dimitriadis Damoulis, Ioannis
K1 MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
K1 CEMA (Curso En Línea Masivo y Abierto)
K1 Learning difficulties
K1 Dificultades de aprendizaje
K1 Active learning
K1 Aprendizaje activo
K1 Gamification
K1 Gamificación
K1 Collaboration
K1 Colaboración
AB Although Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been reported as an effective educational tool offering numerous opportunities in online learning, the high dropout rates and the lack of learners’ motivation are factors concerning researchers and instructors. The one-size-fits-all instructional approach that most courses follow, failing to address the individual needs of learners, has been seen as their weakest point. Recent efforts focus on the inclusion of active learning pedagogies in MOOCs to stimulate the interaction among the participants and to keep them engaged. However, taking into account that in these massive contexts the learners face several issues while trying to keep up with the course, the incorporation of active learning strategies may introduce additional problems to the learning process. This study explores the problems that learners experienced in a MOOC implementing collaboration and gamification strategies. As the results reveal, the introduction of collaborative learning activities can generate additional problems to learners and for that reason, a careful design and a proper scaffolding is needed in an early stage to overcome the problems that will occur. No significant problems were reported regarding the implementation of gamification elements.
PB Springer Link
SN 978-3-030-19875-6
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/38663
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/38663
LA eng
NO Calise M. et al. (eds). EMOOCs 2019: Sixth European MOOCs Stakeholders Summit. Cham: Springer, 2019, p. 81-90
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 01-may-2024