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Article

The Structure and Characteristics of Effective Massive Open Online Course Learning Strategies among College Students: A Qualitative Study

by
Deming Shu
1,
Qiaoyun Chen
2,*,
Dianzhi Liu
1,
Sifan Shen
2,
Weijun Yi
3,
Xiaoqi Tang
4 and
Manshu Luo
4
1
School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
2
School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
3
School of Computer Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215008, China
4
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2024, 16(2), 716; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020716
Submission received: 23 November 2023 / Revised: 1 January 2024 / Accepted: 11 January 2024 / Published: 14 January 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education for Sustainable Development: Toward Quality and Inclusive Education for All)
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Abstract

To enhance the development of massive open online course (MOOC) teaching and learning, prevalent methods and characteristics employed by college students in MOOC learning strategies must be investigated. This study employed the grounded theory approach to systematically encode and construct a learning strategy model for the use of MOOCs among college students in China. This study used data obtained from 57 college students and applied qualitative research coding procedures and NVivo software (version 12.0). The results revealed that the core learning strategies used by college students in MOOC learning could be categorized into cognitive, resource management, and metacognitive types. Five specific learning strategies were most frequently used: elaboration, interactive and cooperation, help-seeking, effort management, and information selection strategies. However, association and questioning strategies are infrequently employed by college students in their learning. Therefore, educators must actively guide students to expand their innovative thinking abilities by implementing these strategies.
Keywords: college students; MOOCs; learning strategies; qualitative study college students; MOOCs; learning strategies; qualitative study

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Shu, D.; Chen, Q.; Liu, D.; Shen, S.; Yi, W.; Tang, X.; Luo, M. The Structure and Characteristics of Effective Massive Open Online Course Learning Strategies among College Students: A Qualitative Study. Sustainability 2024, 16, 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020716

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Shu D, Chen Q, Liu D, Shen S, Yi W, Tang X, Luo M. The Structure and Characteristics of Effective Massive Open Online Course Learning Strategies among College Students: A Qualitative Study. Sustainability. 2024; 16(2):716. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020716

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Shu, Deming, Qiaoyun Chen, Dianzhi Liu, Sifan Shen, Weijun Yi, Xiaoqi Tang, and Manshu Luo. 2024. "The Structure and Characteristics of Effective Massive Open Online Course Learning Strategies among College Students: A Qualitative Study" Sustainability 16, no. 2: 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020716

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Shu, D., Chen, Q., Liu, D., Shen, S., Yi, W., Tang, X., & Luo, M. (2024). The Structure and Characteristics of Effective Massive Open Online Course Learning Strategies among College Students: A Qualitative Study. Sustainability, 16(2), 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020716

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