Framework for Personalizing Mooc Courses Based on Learners’ Stress Levels Towards Increased Course Completion Rates
Surendheran Kaliyaperumal1, Mallika Vijayakumar2, Siva Rama Krishnan S3

1Surendheran Kaliyaperumal, Visual Communication, Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, (Tamil Nadu) India.
2Mallika Vijayakumar, Visual Communication, Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, (Tamil Nadu) India.
3Siva Rama Krishnan S, Software and Systems Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, (Tamil Nadu) India.

Manuscript received on 30 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 05 July 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2019 | PP: 2721-2724 | Volume-8 Issue-9, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: I8994078919/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.I8994.078919
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Abstract: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) has gained a huge popularity amongst the current generation students mainly because of its open nature and its ubiquity. MOOC made it possible for thousands of aspiring learners to learn from their favorite Universities. Though this online learning platform has its advantages, many studies have proved that these massive courses are suffering from tremendous rates in students’ dropouts. This study surveys the major causes of dropouts and would try to link the MOOC failures with the learners’ stress levels. The study also proposes a framework which could be used while designing MOOC courses and will help MOOC providers to personalize the content delivery according to the online learners’ stress levels.
Keywords: MOOC, stress levels, Fitness trackers, Education, Smartphone Apps

Scope of the Article: Smart Learning and Innovative Education Systems