How to Use Learning Analytics to Improve Educational Design of MOOCs

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How to Use Learning Analytics to Improve
Educational Design of MOOCs
24.01.2022 | Latvia 2022
Adj.-Prof. PhD Martin Ebner
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MOOC?

Massive Open Online Course
MOOC

MOOC
M = „massive“ = for many
O = „open“ = From free access to
Open Educational Resources
O = „online“
C = „course“ = structured

http://imoox.at

http://imoox.at

A MOOC can simply described as an
open online course based on videos.

What did we know about MOOCs? -
First steps
towards Learning Analytics

Broad Audience

Mythos DropOut

GOL
• 1012 Registrants
• 479 Active Students (47.3%)
• 217 complete course (21,5%)
• 177 got certification (17,5%)
LIN
• 618 Registrants
• 461 Active Students (74.5%)
• 131 compete course (21,2%)
• 99 got certification (16%)

Activity

~ 23,000 reads in GOL Forums
~ The highest on 21-Oct
~ Average of 170 read per day
~ Median of 47 read per day
~ 1623 Max reads on 21-Oct
Week 1 Starts
Week 2 Starts
Week 3 Starts
Course ended
GOL 15

GOL 15

Lackner, E., Ebner, M., Khalil, M. (2016) How to foster forum discussions within MOOCs.
A case study, in review
GOL 15

Gamification

Khalil, M. (2017) Learning Analytics in MOOCs,
PHD thesis at Graz University of Technology
GOL 16

Learning happens - always, at any time -
but perhaps not as
structured as we expect.

Learning Analytics Dashboard

Khalil, M., Ebner, M.: What Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Stakeholders Can Learn from
Learning Analytics? (2016) In: Spector, M., Lockee, B., Childress, M. (Ed.), Learning, Design,
and Technology: An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, pp.
1–30. Springer International Publishing.

Leitner P., Maier K., Ebner M. (2020) Web Analytics as Extension for a Learning Analytics
Dashboard of a Massive Open Online Platform. In: Ifenthaler D., Gibson D. (eds) Adoption of
Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Advances in Analytics for
Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham

Leitner P., Maier K., Ebner M. (2020) Web Analytics as Extension for a Learning Analytics
Dashboard of a Massive Open Online Platform. In: Ifenthaler D., Gibson D. (eds) Adoption of
Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Advances in Analytics for
Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham

Leitner P., Maier K., Ebner M. (2020) Web Analytics as Extension for a Learning Analytics
Dashboard of a Massive Open Online Platform. In: Ifenthaler D., Gibson D. (eds) Adoption of
Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Advances in Analytics for
Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham

Leitner P., Maier K., Ebner M. (2020) Web Analytics as Extension for a Learning Analytics
Dashboard of a Massive Open Online Platform. In: Ifenthaler D., Gibson D. (eds) Adoption of
Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Advances in Analytics for
Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham

Creator’s Dashboard

Creator’s Dashboard

Creator’s Dashboard

Learning analytics helps to understand
how we can improve our teaching and
our teaching content.

What are the next steps?

Currently we research on the question
„How are learners learning within a
MOOC“ – We analyze their learning
habits with a strong focus on self-
assessment and videos.

European MOOC
consortium is
open for
cooperation
write
office@imoox.at
https://emc.eadtu.eu/

Graz University of Technology
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