%0	Conference Proceedings
%A	Gütl, Christian
%A	Rizzardini, Rocael Hernández
%A	Chang, Vanessa
%A	Morales, Miguel
%C	Santiago, Chile, South America
%D	2014
%E	Uden, Lorna
%E	Sinclair, Jane
%E	Tao, Yu-Hui
%E	Liberona, Dario
%I	Springer International Publishing
%K	attrition rate
%K	completion rate
%K	massive open online course
%K	retention rate
%P	37-48
%R	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10671-7_4
%T	Attrition in MOOC: Lessons learned from drop-out students
%U	https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-10671-7_4
%V	446
%X	Despite the popularity of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), recent studies have found that completion rates are low with some reported to be significantly lower than 10%. The low retention and completion rates are major concerns for educators and institutions. This paper investigates motivations for enrolling in a MOOC on the topic of 'e-learning' and discusses reasons for the attrition rates during the course. A survey of 134 students who had not completed the MOOC reveals that only 22% of the students had intended to complete the MOOC but was unable to due to various factors including academic and personal reasons. A big majority of the students indicated that changes in their job, insufficient time, difficulty with the subject matter and unchallenging activities are some of the reasons for the drop-out.
%8	09/2014
%@	978-3-319-10671-7