%0	Journal Article
%A	White, Su
%A	Davis, Hugh
%A	Dickens, Kate
%A	León, Manuel
%A	Sánchez-Vera, Mar M.
%D	2014
%J	Communications in Computer and Information Science
%K	MOOC
%K	MOOC research
%K	MOOC motivation
%K	MOOC attrition
%K	higher education
%P	1-16
%T	MOOCs: What motivates the producers and participants?
%U	http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370440
%X	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.
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%>	https://www.oerknowledgecloud.org/archive/MOOCs- What motivates the producers and participants?.pdf