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dc.titleStrategies to Increase Participation in Massive Open Online Courses
dc.contributor.authorCotón, Xenia
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, Blanca
dc.contributor.authorBurgos García, Osvaldo
dc.contributor.authorJaramillo, Nicolás
dc.contributor.authorMayumi Pereira, Luciana Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorOlguín Aguilar, Pablo Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorReid, Marie Antoinette
dc.contributor.authorRojas Monteza, Henry
dc.contributor.authorSánchez, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorSpinelli, Vito
dc.contributor.authorVelasco García, Beatriz
dc.contributor.orgunitKnowledge and Learning Division
dc.contributor.orgunitInter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development
dc.date.available2021-10-25T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-10-25T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn this document we will explain how, over the years, the Inter-American Development Bank has been implementing strategies to encourage Bank audiences to engage in and take advantage of its Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC are very powerful learning tools because they are open courses that, in most cases, can be taken at a students own pace, thus making them ideal for people with busy lives. They also have a broad scope, since they can provide training to thousands of people at the same time at a low cost per participant. However, MOOC also have certain limitations, such as the need for suitable devices; access to high-quality internet; or limited access to certificates, which usually have to be paid for. Another big challenge that we encounter regarding MOOC is that, as they are open and free of charge, a high percentage of registrants who enroll in a course do not take it. This document analyzes the evolution of engagement indicators, i.e., students commitment to a course. It also measures the success of the IDBs MOOC in maintaining students in courses. Moreover, the document describes the different strategies that we have implemented over time to ensure that people who register for these courses actually take advantage of them. Even though engagement has been a concern throughout the history of the IDBx Program and actions have been taken to maintain participation at stable levels, since 2019, a greater effort has been made to understand the reasons why registrants did not ultimately participate in the courses, so as to devise strategies to mitigate that behavior in our audience.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003723
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Strategies-to-Increase-Participation-in-Massive-Open-Online-Courses.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Estrategias-para-aumentar-la-participacion-en-los-cursos-en-linea-masivos-y-abiertos.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRating
dc.subjectMOOCs
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectE-Learning
dc.subjectVirtual Classroom
dc.subjectAuditing
dc.subjectTraining and Development
dc.subjectSocial Media
dc.subjectInternet
dc.subjectBig Data
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectDigital Infrastructure
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.keywordsmooc;engagement;bid academy;participation;online education
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00397
idb.operationRG-T3487
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