The Oxford Internet Institute has assembled a team of qualitative and quantitative researchers to explore how social learning unfolds in MOOCs (Some foundational research papers can be found here and here). The team is now conducting a randomized control in a MOOC to answer the following research questions:
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What is the impact of targeted email recommendations on social learning patterns?
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How can we use the effects of email recommendations on social learning to improve learners' experiences through technological and pedagogical innovations?
As a participant in this digital internship, you'll be responsible for working together to complete the following:
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Task 1 -- Parse dataset and compute basic participation metrics. Expected amount of time: 5-10 hours.
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Task 2 -- Create individual and week-by-week visualizations of participation trends. Expected amount of time: 5-10 hours.
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Task 3 -- Combine analysis and visualizations into comprehensive report with key findings and insights that tie back to the driving research questions. Expected amount of time: 10-15 hours.