MOOCs for Universities and Learners - An Analysis of Motivating Factors

Hugh Davis, Kate Dickens, Manuel Leon, María del Mar Sánchez-Vera, Su White

2014

Abstract

Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a recent introduction to the palette of educational offerings yet in a short time they have become the subject of massive interest and hype. There are those that predict that these free courses are the first ripple in the coming wave of disruption that the web and on-line education will cause to traditional universities. However University investments in producing MOOCs are increasing exponentially and at the same time learners are enthusiastically registering in their tens of thousands for these courses. This paper describes some research into the motivations for universities to create MOOCs and the motivations of learners in registering and completing them. Our results show a spectrum of motivations for universities, and suggest a need for individual universities to be clear of where they sit in that spectrum. For students we see that motivations can vary significantly across cultures.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Davis H., Dickens K., Leon M., Sánchez-Vera M. and White S. (2014). MOOCs for Universities and Learners - An Analysis of Motivating Factors . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-020-8, pages 105-116. DOI: 10.5220/0004844901050116

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu14,
author={Hugh Davis and Kate Dickens and Manuel Leon and María del Mar Sánchez-Vera and Su White},
title={MOOCs for Universities and Learners - An Analysis of Motivating Factors},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2014},
pages={105-116},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004844901050116},
isbn={978-989-758-020-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - MOOCs for Universities and Learners - An Analysis of Motivating Factors
SN - 978-989-758-020-8
AU - Davis H.
AU - Dickens K.
AU - Leon M.
AU - Sánchez-Vera M.
AU - White S.
PY - 2014
SP - 105
EP - 116
DO - 10.5220/0004844901050116