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Analysis of institutional authors

Pilar MarecaCorresponding AuthorBorja BordelAuthor

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August 6, 2019
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Students Profiles and their Behavior in MOOC Platforms, MIRIADAX Platform

Publicated to:8th Iberian Conference On Information Systems And Technologies, Cisti 2013. 1-6 - 2019-06-01 (), DOI: 10.23919/CISTI.2019.8760696

Authors: Mareca, Pilar; Bordel, Borja

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Grupo de Caos en Circuitos Electrónicos (Departamento de Electrónica Física), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, España - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Grp Caos Circuitos Elect, Dept Elect Fis, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) have revolutionized the relation between higher education institutions and society. Through web platforms, universities and other institutions offer content and courses where any student can enroll. With this new approach, much knowledge that previously was only accessible to official students paying, in general, expensive fees, is now accessible to any citizen for free. In addition, institutions of higher education usually grant a certificate to students who passed the course. However, this divulgative and massive open approach also creates some distortions. In particular, the management of MOOC courses is a task of extreme complexity, due to the mixture of a large number of very different student profiles, and the combination of nonaligned interests. As a consequence, the dropout rate in these courses is higher than 70% in most courses. In any case, before proposing any solution, it is necessary to analyze and study the current situation in a systematic and scientific way. Therefore, this article describes an experience carried out jointly by professors from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM, Spain) and the University of Tras os Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal), based on the creation and teaching of a MOOC course focused on domotics and Arduino technologies, accessible on the MiriadaX platform. This study focuses on the academic results obtained, and the different profiles of students that have been identified in the 2018 academic year.

Keywords

ArduinoDomoticsElectronic learningHigher eduationInformation systemsInternetMiriadax platformMonitoringMoocOnline educationSilicon compoundsSoftwareStudents' profile

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal 8th Iberian Conference On Information Systems And Technologies, Cisti 2013, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Computer Networks and Communications, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-22:

  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-22:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85706/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 41
  • Downloads: 23

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MARECA LOPEZ, MARIA PILAR) and Last Author (BORDEL SANCHEZ, BORJA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MARECA LOPEZ, MARIA PILAR.