Measuring the MOOC Dropout Rate
Researchers are trying to understand why the vast majority of students fail to finish free online classes and who is signing up for the classes to begin with.
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Researchers are trying to understand why the vast majority of students fail to finish free online classes and who is signing up for the classes to begin with.
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An interactive data visual of publicly available data for MOOCs from Coursera, edX, Udacity, and MITx.