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MOOC Learning in Spontaneous Study Groups:
Does Synchronously Watching Videos Make a Difference
Nan Li, Himanshu Verma, Afroditi Skevi, Guillaume Zufferey, Pierre Dillenbourg
group study experiences for learners that are located closely
to each other. Therefore, understanding the behaviour of
group learners is essential to the successful promotion of
study groups in MOOCs. This paper studied MOOC study
groups by analysing a longitudinal study with real MOOC
students from the university. The conclusions about synchronous
group watching MOOCs provide an insight into
how organisers of future MOOCs might address the design
challenge.
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