Measuring completion and dropout in MOOCs: A learner-centered model
Résumé
In MOOCs, there is much discussion about persistence and completion. However, there is yet no consensus and this makes it difficult to analyze the success of this kind of system. At the University Jean Moulin, we needed a framework in order to objectively determine the relevance of our MOOCs from the learner’s point of view. We therefore propose a learner-centered model to define the mechanisms of commitment and a dynamic classification of participants. We are thus able to finely analyze the progression of success and dropout indicators in our MOOCs and understand learners’ behaviors to improve the learning experience. We do not pretend to have responded fully and definitively to all the issues under this phenomenon. However, we hope that the result of this work (in progress) is a consistent set of tools for a global understanding of dropout and completion in MOOCs, and can thus serve as basis for research or practical framework.