This post addresses the issue of drop-outs in MOOCs via an 'intervention' was based on Zimmerman's model of self-regulated learning (SRL) and " presented to learners as the 'preparation phase', the 'action phase', and the 'reflection phase'." Each phase consisted of a short video of a peer model offering "three or four different suggestions", followed by a quiz where the learner assesses the usefulness of the suggestions. It was a good idea, but the problem is, it's just another part of the course, and as a result, many students did not comply with the intervention and ended up dropping out of the course. So while the authors conlcude "ven a small intervention, as implemented in the current MOOCs, positively affects learners course completion," it seems to me that the intervention would need to be applied outside the course, prior to the course, and possibly even in person.
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