부산대학교 도서관

Under the status quo of the high dropout rate in MOOC learning, this paper studies the relationship between mode and content type of forum interaction and the learners’ engagement pattern. Results show that learners who don’t participate in the forum are more likely to give up further study. In the contrast, learners who post or comment tend to maintain their participations in following week, while learners who read the posts silently are likely to watch teaching videos. With regard to what they discuss in the the forum, the results indicate that learners who are involved with knowledge related content are more likely to log in, watch videos and finish chapter quizzes next week. In addition, if the learner only focuses on forum content about social communication or questions about course management, he/she is more likely to give up next week. Therefore, it is of great importance for MOOC organizer to main a good atmosphere in forum and promote high-quality posts.