Authors: Ali Malik, Juliette Woodrow, Chao Wang, Chris Piech

Published on: April 18, 2024

Impact Score: 8.2

Arxiv code: Arxiv:2404.11918

Summary

• What is new: TeachNow, a novel system that provides instant 1:1 help sessions between volunteer teachers and MOOC students without scheduling.
• Why this is important: Providing personalized, one-on-one help in massive online courses is challenging due to scale.
• What the research proposes: TeachNow allows volunteer teachers to offer on-demand help to students in MOOCs, leveraging spontaneous collaboration.
• Results: In a trial with 9,000 students and 600 teachers, TeachNow facilitated over 12,300 minutes of help, improving course retention by 15%.

Technical Details

Technological frameworks used: nan

Models used: nan

Data used: nan

Potential Impact

Online education platforms, MOOC providers, EdTech startups

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