Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Evaluation Methods: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have increased in popularity in recent years. They target a wide variety of learners and use novel teaching approaches, yet often exhibit low completion rates (10%). It is important to evaluate MOOCs to determine their impact and effectiveness, but little is known at this point about the methodologies that should be used for evaluation.

Objective

The purpose of this paper is to provide a protocol for a systematic review on MOOC evaluation methods.

Methods

We will use the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines for reporting this protocol. We developed a population, intervention, comparator, and outcome (PICO) framework to guide the search strategy, based on the ov

SUBMITTER: Foley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427096 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature