Digital Badges and Learning Analytics to Explore the Learner Participation in a MOOC

• In Event: D&D - Learning Analytics and Digital Badges

Short Description

This presentation reports on a study of learners’ participation in learning activities of a professional development MOOC according to their badge achievement. Learning analytics embedded in the MOOC platform were used for the data. The presenters will discuss different participations levels and participation patterns as they relate to the badge achievement, as well as challenges related to processing raw data from the learning management system.

Authors

• Ji Yae Bong, Florida State University

• Vanessa Dennen, Florida State University