- C. Rosé, R. Carlson, Diyi Yang, Miaomiao Wen, L. Resnick, Pam Goldman, Jennifer Sherer. 2014. Social factors that contribute to attrition in MOOCs. Abstract: In this paper, we explore student dropout behavior in a Massively Open Online Course (MOOC). We use a survival model to measure the impact of three social factors that make predictions about attrition along the way for students who have participated in the course discussion forum.
