Gamification Increases Completion Rates in Massive Open Online Courses

Autor/inn/en	Nesterowicz, Krzysztof; Bayramova, Ulkar; Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad; Scarlat, Ana; Ash, Anthony; Augustyn, Anna Maria; Szádeczky, Tamás
Titel	Gamification Increases Completion Rates in Massive Open Online Courses
Quelle	In: International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 18 (2022) 1, Artikel 47 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nesterowicz, Krzysztof)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1550-1876
Schlagwörter	Game Based Learning; Online Courses; Dropout Rate; Dropout Prevention; Academic Achievement; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Lifelong Learning; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Schulleistung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen
Abstract	Massive open online courses (MOOCs) aim at unlimited participation and open access via the web. There are concerns about the actual value of such courses. This is predominantly due to higher dropout rates. According to studies, only 7-13% go on to complete these courses. The high dropout rate in MOOCs is a challenge for education providers. This paper aims to explore reasons for high dropout rates within MOOCs and how they can be minimized. With this in mind, two research questions have been set for this study: 1) Why do MOOC participants not complete their courses? 2) How can the course completion rate be increased? Implementation of the strategies investigated in this paper can increase completion rates in MOOCs. In conclusion, after analyzing the collected data, the final results have shown that gamification increased the completion rate of MOOCs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01