Dynamics of Affective States During MOOC Learning

We investigate the temporal dynamics of learners’ affective states (e.g., engagement, boredom, confusion, frustration, etc.) during video-based learning sessions in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in a 22-participant user study. We also show the feasibility of predicting learners’ moment-to-moment affective states via implicit photoplethysmography (PPG) sensing on unmodified smartphones.