What students really want from MOOCs - a qualitative analysis of students' individual motivation and learning goals

In: Journal of the International Conference on University Teaching and Innovation (CIDUI), Heft 3, S. 1-11

Abstract

Despite the euphoria about MOOCs, a final evaluation of the educational
value is still pending. In our paper, we question the recent research focus which tends
to solely quantify educational success by referring to certain numbers of completion.
We think it is promising to give more consideration to the subject of students'
individual learning success and thus complement recent research about the impact of
MOOCs. Empirically, we draw on experiences gained throughout a climate MOOC.