MOOC in a Blended Learning Model for a Statistics Course

Abstract

The present contribution appreciates and acknowledges the new features that distance education attains via the advances in information technologies and supports the multiplicity of combined learning pathways serving the needs and preferences of the student. This chapter presents the design of a MOOC integration into an undergraduate statistics course, aiming to create a complete blended learning system, by implementing a series of tools to facilitate its use. Besides offering an enhanced learning environment and facilitating the evaluation processes for learning outcomes, this educational setting comprises a system for conducting research and providing measurements and appraisals for learners' academic behavior. The above were evaluated by conducting empirical research on human-technology interactions, fostering achievement goal theory, and probing students' participation and achievement within the proposed educational setting.