Designing Massive Open Online Courses to take account of participant motivations and expectations



Salmon, Gilly ORCID: 0000-0003-1722-6340, Pechenkina, Ekaterina, Chase, Anne-Marie and Ross, Bella
(2017) Designing Massive Open Online Courses to take account of participant motivations and expectations. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, 48 (6). pp. 1284-1294.

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>We report on a study conducted on a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to explore and improve understanding and practice about MOOC learning design and participant motivations and expectations. The “Carpe Diem” MOOC was designed, developed and delivered in 2014. The MOOC participants' experiences were studied through surveys and interviews, and the analysis was triangulated. Three dominant motivations to complete the MOOC were found: to further existing knowledge, to acquire skills in the learning design process and to apply the learning design methodology in practice. We describe the relationship between participant motivations and expectations in this MOOC, which was undertaken mainly by participants who were themselves educators, and make recommendations for pedagogical design in MOOCs to promote and enable participant engagement and completion.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Clinical Research, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Behavioral and Social Science
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2017 10:23
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2024 19:23
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12497
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3011279