Global Times Call for Global Measures: Investigating Automated Essay Scoring in Linguistically-Diverse MOOCs Erin D. Reilly, Kyle M. Williams, Rose E. Stafford, Stephanie B. Corliss, Janet C. Walkow, Donna K. Kidwell, University of Texas at Austin This paper utilizes a Read More >

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Participant Activity, Demographics, and Satisfaction Sara Shrader,  Maryalice Wu, Dawn Owens, Kathleen Santa Ana,  University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign This paper examines activity patterns, participant demographics, and levels of satisfaction in multiple MOOC offerings at Read More >

Introduction to Section Two, MOOCs, Psychological Constructs, Communication Behaviors Peter Shea, University at Albany, SUNY This issue of Online Learning also contains four articles outside the theme of learning analytics. This section contains papers investigating MOOCs, a comparison of anxiety Read More >

Using Learning Analytics to Identify Medical Student Misconceptions in an Online Virtual Patient Environment Eric G. Poitras, University of Utah Laura M. Naismith, University Health Network Tenzin Doleck, Susanne P. Lajoie, McGill University This study aimed to identify misconceptions in Read More >

Developing Learning Analytics Design Knowledge in the “Middle Space”: The Student Tuning Model and Align Design Framework for Learning Analytics Use Alyssa Friend Wise, Jovita Maria Vytasek, Simone Hausknecht and Yuting Zhao, Simon Fraser University This paper addresses a relatively Read More >

Exploring the Relationships Between Facilitation Methods, Students’ Sense of Community, and Their Online Behaviors Krystle Phirangee, Carrie Demmans Epp, and Jim Hewitt, University of Toronto The popularity of online learning has boomed over the last few years, pushing instructors to Read More >

Using Community College Prior Academic Performance to Predict Re-Enrollment at a Four-Year Online University Denise Nadasen, University of Maryland University College Alexandra List, Ball State University Students’ re-enrollment in the subsequent semester after their first semester at a four-year institution Read More >

Assessment of Learning in Digital Interactive Social Networks: A Learning Analytics Approach Mark Wilson, University of California, Berkeley                                                                 Kathleen Scalise, University of Oregon Perman Gochyyev, University of California, Berkeley This paper summarizes initial field-test results from data analytics used in Read More >

Retention, Progression and the Taking of Online Courses Scott James,  Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework Karen Swan, University of Illinois Springfield Cassandra Daston, Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework Online learning continues to grow at post-secondary institutions across the United States, but many Read More >

Assessing the Reliability of Merging Chickering & Gamson’s Seven Principles for Good Practice with Merrill’s Different Levels of Instructional Strategy (DLISt7) Dr. Syaril Izwann Jabar, University Selangor, Malaysia Prof. Peter R. Albion, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Based on Chickering Read More >