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Systematic literature review about gamification in MOOCs

Year: 2020

Type: review

Abstract: One of the main problems of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is the low retention rate of students and a high no-show rate. Meanwhile gamification has been gaining notoriety in the last decade within the education field. This systematic literature review explores the impact gamification has had in MOOCs, how their success is being measured, what are the theories normally associated with these gamified learning environments, and what game design elements are used as well as their implementation and outcome. We’ve reviewed 22 papers dating from 2014 to July 2019. Our findings are positive in terms of the outcomes, with a general increase in participation and retention on gamified MOOCs.

Source: Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning

DOI: 10.1080/02680513.2020.1798221

Authors: Marta Jarnac de Freitas, Miguel Mira da Silva

Institutions: University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico

Language: English

Topic: Educational Games and Gamification

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3048567423

FWCI: 1.531

Cites: 37

Cited by: 63

Related to: 10