Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

From MOOCs to MOOIs: Attrition as Law in Online Learning and Online Therapy

Technology-mediated versions of both education and treatment for mental health have seen much of their potential undercut by the large numbers of participants who don’t complete the work. Understanding the broader online psychology behind this attrition can point to steps that minimize it.

MOOC-Based Alternative Credentials: What’s the Value for the Learner?

With learners today earning more substantive credentials and, in some cases, academic credits through MOOCs, the authors designed a study to investigate the benefits and costs to learners who are engaging in a series of open, online courses that provide a culminating nondegree credential.