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Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina; Milligan, Colin; Mustain, Paige
The Internet and higher education, April 2016, 2016-04-00, Volume: 29Journal Article
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) require individual learners to be able to self-regulate their learning, determining when and how they engage. However, MOOCs attract a diverse range of learners, each with different motivations and prior experience. This study investigates the self-regulated learning (SRL) learners apply in a MOOC, in particular focusing on how learners' motivations for taking a MOOC influence their behaviour and employment of SRL strategies. Following a quantitative investigation of the learning behaviours of 788 MOOC participants, follow-up interviews were conducted with 32 learners. The study compares the narrative descriptions of behaviour between learners with self-reported high and low SRL scores. Substantial differences were detected between the self-described learning behaviours of these two groups in five of the sub-processes examined. Learners' motivations and goals were found to shape how they conceptualised the purpose of the MOOC, which in turn affected their perception of the learning process. •We provide empirical investigation of learner motivations and learning strategies in MOOCs.•Substantial differences in learning behaviours were detected between participants with high and low SRL scores.•Learners’ motivations and goals shape their conceptualisation of a MOOC and the learning strategies they employ.•Learning in MOOCs cannot be fully understood by learning analytics alone and requires investigation of individual learners.
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