International Journal of Computer Techniques -– Volume 6 Issue 4, August 2019 ISSN :2394-2231 http://www.ijctjournal.org Page 1 Measurement of MOOCsSEAMOLEC Effectiveness Using Lostness Metric Ariyani Wardhana*, Sulis Sandiwarno** *(Information System, Universitas Mercu Buana, Indonesia Email: ariyani.wardhana@mercubuana.ac.id) ** (Information System, Universitas Mercu Buana, Indonesia Email: sulis.sandiwarno@mercubuana.ac.id) ----------------------------------------************************---------------------------------- Abstract: Massive Open Online Courses have contributed to spreading knowledge without limited space and time and very little costs. MOOCs users have diverse cultural backgrounds, therefore the effectiveness of the MOOCs platform is very important. Lostness testing is one way to measure the effectiveness of the MOOCs platform. Of the 85 instructors and 150 students with varied age ranges randomly selected to complete several tasks at MOOCs SEAMOLEC to decide the effect of gender, role, and age on the level of lostness. The results of the tests show that the role influenced the level of lostness, where the role of the teacher has a lower level of lostness. The conclusion is even though age and gender are often considered to affect the mastery of technology, but with a role that has more responsibility, a person will be more serious and thorough, thus impacting on the low-level of lostness. Keywords —lostness metric, MOOCs, SEAMOLEC, cursor distance, website navigation ----------------------------------------************************---------------------------------- I. INTRODUCTION Information technology development leads to the progress of learning media by the presence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs is a large-scale open access class taught by university faculties through the internet using various techniques such as the delivery of learning materials with video courses, online assessments, discussion forums, and direct communication by utilizing video conferences to help the learning process [1] [2 ][3]. Technology supports a continuous learning process development [4][5], challenges educational institutions to motivate and support effective student interaction [6]. This requires planning, coördination, curriculum implementation, pedagogy [7], and optimal use of technology [8]. The effectiveness of massive online courses as a solution to existing educational problems depends on the portal updates [9]. Where a good online education portal is one that is able to effectively adapt to each need of each student with proper tutoring combinations [10]. Large and complicated website navigation [11] often makes it difficult for users to search for content [12]. Users can become confused [13] when there are multiple cross-references between pages, and cause repeated access to the same page [14]. Previous research explained that the level of completion of learning by students ranged from 5% to 15% [15]. Therefore various studies were conducted to improve web accessibility [16], understanding of student needs [17] and proper technical support and the most ideal learning methods on the MOOCs website [18] with RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS