Effects of Payment on User Engagement in Online Courses

Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 11 - 34
Published: Sep 30, 2021
Abstract
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have the potential to democratize education by improving access. Although retention and completion rates for nonpaying users have not been promising, these statistics are much brighter for users who pay to receive a certificate upon completing the course. We investigate whether paying for the certificate option can increase engagement with course content. In particular, we consider two effects: (1) the...
Paper Details
Title
Effects of Payment on User Engagement in Online Courses
Published Date
Sep 30, 2021
Volume
59
Issue
1
Pages
11 - 34
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