An Analysis of the Profiles and the Opinion of Students Enrolled on xMOOCs at the University of Málaga

Julio Ruiz-Palmero, Daniel López-Álvarez, Enrique Sánchez-Rivas and José Sánchez-Rodríguez
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Julio Ruiz-Palmero: Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 25, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Daniel López-Álvarez: Virtual Education and Technological Laboratories of the University of Málaga, Edificio López Peñalver, Calle Jiménez Fraud, 10, CP 29071 Málaga, Spain
Enrique Sánchez-Rivas: Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 25, 29071 Málaga, Spain
José Sánchez-Rodríguez: Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 25, 29071 Málaga, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 24, 1-15

Abstract: The study aims to learn more about the profiles of students who attended several Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the University of Málaga (Málaga, Spain) and their opinion about them. The results of this study are based on a survey conducted by the students who completed the courses. The number of men and women as a whole is similar, although significant differences can be observed depending on the subject matter of the courses, which is also the case with the age of the students. The data revealed that 80% have university studies and 60% were working. The students in the sample learned about MOOCs mainly from other people (friends, social media, etc.) and showed a high level of satisfaction with them. It is significant that 99.4% would take another MOOC or that 97.9% would recommend it to a friend, colleague, or family member.

Keywords: adult learning; distance education and telelearning; lifelong learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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