Goal Setting and Learning Outcomes in Massive Open Online Courses

• In Event: 49.089 - Poster Session 9
  In Poster Session: 49.089-4 - Exploring the Current Landscape of Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning

Abstract

The study presents a structural equation model of goal setting and learning outcomes in a MOOC. It suggests that setting goals is positively correlated with learning outcomes and higher goals are associated with better learning outcomes. These results inform the role of goal setting in the participation and completion of MOOCs. Future research directions regarding goal setting and MOOCs are discussed.

Author

• Suhang Jiang, University of California - Irvine