Table 1
Characteristics of Participants
| Type of Participant | Male | Female | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lurking Participants | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Moderately Active Participants | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Memorably Active Participants | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Table 2
The Factors Affecting Success in MOOC
| Theme | Category | n | f | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Design | Course Planning | 12 | 13 | 4 | |
| Interaction with participants | 9 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Accessibility | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Flexibility | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Technical factors | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Being free of charge | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Personal | Internal | Prior knowledge | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Desire | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| External | Fulfilling course requirements | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| Online course experience | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| University factor | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Certificate | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Instructor | Teaching Style | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| Professional Knowledge | 6 | 7 | 4 |
[i] f = Code Frequency, n = Number of Participants, % = the percentage of each code against the total number of words in the interview
Table 3
The Factors Affecting Course Completion in MOOC According to Participant Type
| Category | Factors | LP | AP | MAP | f | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | N | |||||
| Affordability/Clarity | Clarity | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 4 | |
| Technical | Usability of MOOC | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | |
| Instructor | Behavior | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | |
| Teaching Style | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Content Knowledge | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Recognition of Instructor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Personal | Internal | Prior Knowledge | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
| Interest | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Self-efficacy | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Learning | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Refresh Prior Knowledge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Curiosity | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| External | Having Time | 6 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 5 | |
| Technique | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Benefiting | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Certificate | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Need | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Friend Factor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Course Design | Flexibility | Unlimited Time | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Being Distance | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Context | Enjoyment Expectation | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 3 | |
| Up-To-Date | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Difficulty Level | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Structure | Course Length | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | |
| Planning | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Participant Age Level | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Feedback | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Voluntary Participation in the Course | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
[i] Lurking Participant = LP, Moderately Active Participant = AP, Memorably Active Participants = MAP, f = Code Frequency, N = Number of Participants, % = the percentage of each code against the total number of words in the interview
Table 4
Comparison of Factors Affecting Course Completion in MOOCs with Respect to Participant Types
| LP | AP | MAP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSF | N | MSF | N | MSF | N | |
| Clarity | √ | 7 | √ | 10 | √ | 12 |
| Behavior | √ | 8 | √ | 7 | ||
| Teaching Style | √ | 4 | √ | 12 | ||
| Learning | √ | 4 | √ | 3 | ||
| Prior Knowledge | √ | 5 | √ | 7 | √ | 7 |
| Interest | √ | 8 | ||||
| Time | √ | 6 | √ | 10 | √ | 10 |
| Being distant | √ | 2 | ||||
| Unlimited time | √ | 3 | ||||
| Enjoyment Expectation | √ | 4 | √ | 9 | √ | 8 |
| Course length | √ | 3 | √ | 7 | √ | 5 |
| Feedback | √ | 2 | ||||
| Difficulty level | √ | 3 | √ | 3 | ||
[i] Lurking Participant = LP, Moderately Active Participant = AP, Memorably Active Participants = MAP, N = Number of Participants, MSF = Most Stated Factor