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

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.