MOOC Analytics on Teachers’ Students Centered Teaching Strategies Training: A Study Based on TPD Core Features

This study investigated the impact of using the Desimone framework features as TPD core features to analyse Peer Instruction (PI) and Think Pair Share (TPS) Students Centered teaching strategies training on the MOOC platform for teachers. Data were collected quantitatively and qualitatively from 163 teachers enrolled on training in MOOC for TPD. The features used for analytics were extracted from pre-survey data, discussion forum responses, MOOC report analytics, and face to face class work snapshots. The study results revealed that based on TPD core features from Desimone, the MOOC platform for TPD training encouraged teachers to collaborate and communicate with one another on different strategies and challenges encountered in their face to face classroom. There were also advances in teachers’ face-to-face interaction with students on using Students Centered teaching strategies in their classroom from the analysis of classwork snapshots on the MOOC platform. Despite the challenges of using MOOCs for TPD for some of the teachers, it is observed that implementing TPD based on core features from Desimone increases teachers’ knowledge and skills and improves their students’ learning.