Identifying the Key Factors of the Success of MOOC Courses: Synthesis Research Based on the Roberts Model

The goal of present research is identifying the critical success factorsof MOOCs success and presenting a model for itr. The approach of present research is qualitative and its method is research synthesis. The research population is entire articles (374 articles), were presented on MOOCs on special platform from 2010 2018. The research sample consists of 47 Articles, these numbers are chosen by subject keeping, theoretical saturation of data. The research data have been collected from qualitative analysis of studied documents. Based on findings, critical success factors of MOOCs were classified in 5 dimensions, 15 factors and 46 categories. These dimensions includes: interaction dimension (diverse communication, discussion management, and communication features), collaboration dimension (motivation, diverse instruction, facilities, course features), management dimension(learning and content management) , Standardization(accuracy and originality, support and design structure) and contextual dimension (social attitude, Skill and technology). The results showed that creating effective courses of mock should provide the ground for engagement and engagement of learners, design appropriate management systems; Attending existing standards to provide a positive attitude toward such training among educational institutions and communities.