Massive open online courses for professional certificate programs? Perspectives on professional learners’ longitudinal participation patterns
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چکیده
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been integrated into higher education systems as an option for delivering professional degree and certificate programs; however, concerns about whether employed professionals actively participate in MOOCs remain unresolved. Some researchers described learners’ employment the major cause of attrition from MOOCs, but research has not addressed how learners interact with over time. Understanding professionals’ trajectory participation patterns across course time is thus essential to improving effectiveness MOOCs. This study investigated log data learner explore occurs a MOOC, focusing on students’ status was associated participation. The results revealed longitudinal confirmed impact sustained engagement performance. also found that were more likely than their peers without jobs become cramming initially infrequent investing intensive at end certificates. We discuss practical implications designing facilitating large-scale programs institutions.
 Implications practice or policy:
 
 Educators can apply lower weekly workload slower pace support employees’ development.
 should develop interests topic avoid only certificates.
 may consider when assessing performance.
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1449-3098', '1449-5554']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.5768