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Download full textKai Wang; Josep Rialp Criado; Stefan Felix Van Hemmen – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This study involved 51 Chinese universities from the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021. With based the resource-based view (RBV) as a framework, it aimed to identify the determinants of human resource capital that were related to universities' production of MOOCs. Three determinants were detected--size, lifelong learning, and…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Colleges
Wang, Kai – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
This study incorporated the technology acceptance model (TAM) and theory of planned behavior (TPB) to interpret students' perception of MOOCs. This study was based on a survey questionnaire; all 525 respondents were undergraduates in China. A five-point Likert scale was used to collect data in order to measure relationships among the constructs of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, MOOCs, Intention
Parulla, Cibele Duarte; Weissheimer, Anne Marie; Santos, Marlise Bock; Cogo, Ana Luísa Petersen – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have emerged as an affordable way to distribute knowledge and democratize education. The examination of online courses calls for theoretical models and instruments that contemplate its particularities. The community of inquiry (CoI) framework has been used in several studies to analyze the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, MOOCs, Communities of Practice, Surveys
Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil; Toker, Sacip; Cagiltay, Kursat – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
It is well known that there are disparities in access to education around the world, with developed countries generally having better educational resources and opportunities compared to developing countries. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been proposed as a way to bridge this gap by providing free or low-cost online education to anyone…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Access to Education, Economic Factors, Geographic Location
Mapping Network Structure and Diversity of Interdisciplinary Knowledge in Recommended MOOC Offerings
Zhang, Jingjing; Yang, Yehong; Barbera, Elena; Lu, Yu – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
In massive open online courses (MOOCs), recommendation relationships present a collection of associations that imply a new form of integration, such as an interdisciplinary synergy among diverse disciplines. This study took a computer science approach, using the susceptible-infected (SI) model to simulate the process of learners accessing courses…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Interdisciplinary Approach, MOOCs, Electronic Learning
Perifanou, Maria; Economides, Anastasios A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Previous studies have mainly investigated major massive open online course (MOOC) platforms such as Coursera, edX, and Udemy. This study used 21 metrics to explore 35 MOOC platforms from across the world. Five Web analytics tools were used to analyze these MOOC platforms using data from MOOC platform directories and exploration of platform sites.…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education, International Cooperation
