Coursera’s introductory human physiology course: Factors that characterize successful completion of a MOOC

Factors Affecting Course Outcomes in Introductory Programming

Learning to program is difficult for many students. Although several factors that affect learning to program have been identified over the years, we are still far from a full understanding of why some students learn to program easily and quickly while others flounder. Two constructs that may affect learning to program are self-efficacy and mental models. Self-efficacy is the individual’s judgme...

Factors related to successful completion of a 161-km ultramarathon.

PURPOSE Despite increased 161-km ultramarathon participation in recent years, little is known about those who pursue such an activity. This study surveyed entrants in two of the largest 161-km trail ultramarathon runs in North America to explore demographic characteristics and issues that affected race performance. METHODS All entries of the 2009 Western States Endurance Run and the Vermont 1...

an Investigation of Factors Affecting Utilization of MOOC from the perspective of R MOOC learners

Factors Influencing the Successful Completion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

OBJECTIVE To analyze the preoperative factors contributing to the decision to convert laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy. METHODS Retrospective identification of 324 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, with univariate and multivariate analysis of the following parameters: age, gender, obesity, previous abdominal surgery, presentation with acute cholecystitis, pancr...

Behavioral Predictors of MOOC Post-Course Development

Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) have shown potential for promoting learning at scale. A plethora of studies have tapped into in-course learner behaviors to predict learner success. Yet few studies have looked to the relation between performance and engagement during the course and career development after the course. As such, the present study collected and analyzed both in-course data refl...