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Do open badges motivate learners to invest more? Simone Haug, Katrin Wodzicki, Ulrike Cress, Johannes Moskaliuk
xMOOC
lecture 2.0 structured
cMOOC
connectivism
self-regulated
Motivation in a cMOOC
! intrinsic motivation ! interest in the topic ! interest in the course format ! getting to know new people ! exchanging opinions with the community extrinsic motivation ! grades ! certificats ! badges
Open Badges
no formal learning assessment / certificate ! set own learning goals ! documenting learning ! document their skills
Research Question
! How does participation in a cMOOC develop over time? ! Do external motivators (open badges) support persistence and engagement?
A Case-Study of Open Course 2012 ! 6 topics from Horizon Report 2012 Mobile Apps, Tablet Computing, Game-Based Learning, Learning Analytics, Gesture-Based Computing, Internet of Things. Newsletter / weekly summaries Course-Blog (aggregated content using #opoc12) Adobe Connect Live-Event Twitter, Facebook, ...
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1451 participants
Haug, Wodzicki, Cress & Moskaliuk, 2014
Activity
Logfiles ! number of distinct users per unit Questionnaires ! after first half of the course (n = 85) ! after second half of the course (n = 147) ! users activity ! passive forms of investment: reading material, newsletter, visting events ! active/interactive forms of investment: chatting, blogging etc. Badge
Results
Logdata
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'&!!" '%!!" '$!!" '#!!" '!!!" &!!" %!!" $!!" #!!" !" ()*+"'" ()*+"#" ()*+"," ()*+"$" ()*+"-" ()*+"%"
Effect of Badges
62% / 50% aimed to achieve a badge passive forms of investment
0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 1
0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 with badge without bbadge
unit
Haug, Wodzicki, Cress & Moskaliuk, 2014
Methodological issues
!self-selection (response rate < 10%) !time and topic (units) are confounded !rough measurement of activity (no/yes) !logfiles validate questionnaires !no randomization: causal effect of badge?
Conclusions
! challenge of motivating participants in MOOCs to become active learners still exists. ! Newsletter as a push-medium is an appropriate way to motivate selfcentered investment. ! Offering open badges may be a means to support users to set their own learning goals and ensure ongoing participation.