MOOCs: free education for some

Adrian Norman; Lori Lockyer; Sue Bennett

MOOCs: free education for some

Adrian Norman, Lori Lockyer, Sue Bennett

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This paper reports on a quantitative component of a larger explanatory sequential mixed-methods study, which investigated how people learned in MOOCs. Responses from an online survey were grouped together using the human development index for each respondent’s country. Statistical tests were then conducted to determine the demographic and motivational characteristics of these different groups. Findings indicate a large disparity in participation between developed and developing nations, and some differences in motivation but a similar level of education. These results suggest that it may be the well-educated from all nations who are taking most advantage of MOOCs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of EdMedia
Subtitle of host publication	World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015
Editors	S. Carliner, C. Fulford, N. Ostashewski
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Pages	159-164
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781939797162
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	EdMedia : World Conference on Educational Media and Technology - Montreal, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2015 → 24 Jun 2015

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Conference	EdMedia : World Conference on Educational Media and Technology
City	Montreal, Canada
Period	22/06/15 → 24/06/15

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Norman, A, Lockyer, L & Bennett, S 2015, MOOCs: free education for some. in S Carliner, C Fulford & N Ostashewski (eds), Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), USA, pp. 159-164, EdMedia : World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, Montreal, Canada, 22/06/15. <https://www.learntechlib.org/j/EDMEDIA/>

MOOCs : free education for some. / Norman, Adrian; Lockyer, Lori; Bennett, Sue.

Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015. ed. / S. Carliner; C. Fulford; N. Ostashewski. USA : Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2015. p. 159-164.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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