@article { title = {MOOCs: What motivates the producers and participants?}, year = {2014}, month = {/2014}, author = {White, Su and Davis, Hugh and Dickens, Kate and León, Manuel and Sánchez-Vera, Mar M.}, keywords = {MOOC, MOOC research, MOOC motivation, MOOC attrition, higher education}, journal = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, pages = {1-16}, abstract = {Within the current educational landscape, Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have stimulated extensive interest and hype in a short time. It has been asserted that these open courses are no more than a prelude to the disruption that traditional Higher Education Institutions will experience from the growth of on-line education. Meanwhile, institutions are making increasingly significant investments to produce MOOCs, and learners are enthusiastically enrolling in large numbers, often in tens of thousands. The analysis presented identifies a spectrum of motivating factors for universities, and suggests likely areas for future attention and developments. It further identifies a range of motivations for learner participation, which may not be identical across cultures and which MOOC providers might wish to take into account.}, refereed = {yes}, url = {http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370440}, attachments = {MOOCs- What motivates the producers and participants?.pdf}, }