The main purpose of this study is to investigate the factors for success and course completion through the lens of participants in a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) system implemented in Turkey. Thirty-two participants were selected on the basis of purposive sampling among 5000 enrolled users from 10 MOOCs, who were then classified into 3 types –lurking, moderately active, memorably active– based on their participation rate in the course activities. The data were collected via the use of two semi-structured interviews. According to the findings, the factors for success in MOOCs to the participants were divided into three categories: instructor effectiveness, course design, and personal factors. As to the factors for course completion, the categories identified were the instructor, course design, personal factors, technical issues, and affordability/clarity. The findings regarding success and course completion were discussed in detail and recommendations were provided to enhance participation in MOOCs.

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从参与者类型的角度来看，大规模在线公开课程成功和课程完成的因素

这项研究的主要目的是通过在土耳其实施的大规模开放在线课程（MOOCs）系统中的参与者的视角调查成功和完成课程的因素。根据有针对性的抽样，从10个MOOC的5000名注册用户中选择了32名参与者，然后根据他们对课程活动的参与率将其分为3种类型：潜伏，中等活跃，记忆活跃。通过两次半结构化访谈收集了数据。根据调查结果，参与者获得MOOC的成功因素分为三类：教师的有效性，课程设计和个人因素。至于完成课程的因素，确定的类别包括讲师，课程设计，个人因素，技术问题，和负担能力/清晰度。详细讨论了有关成功和课程完成的调查结果，并提出了一些建议，以加强对MOOC的参与。