Abstract
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have widely been acknowledged as a unified platform to reduce the digital divide and make education accessible to all. It also enables students’ access to professors and educational contents sans spatial and institutional barriers. Despite several benefits, MOOCs’ adoption and completion rate remain unimpressive, especially among developing countries. Using Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2), we examine the key factors that influence the behavioral intention to use MOOCs among students in an Indian private university. The data from 412 postgraduate students were analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structured Equation Modelling. The study identifies barriers to use MOOCs, in a university that has offered free MOOCs courses and certifications to the students. The study makes several theoretical contributions and offer adequate insights for higher education institutions to administer and integrate MOOCs in their curriculum.
Highlights
Online learning through Massive open to the public (Open) Online Courses (MOOCs) platforms has been considered a revolutionary development in the education system, with scalable, seamless, and equitable access to courses from universities, anywhere in the world
There is an exponential growth in the number of courses offered through MOOCs and the number of universities participating in these platforms, worldwide
Our result is consistent with previous studies (Tsai et al 2018), with respect to the fun and a previous study (Tseng et al 2019), on faculty intention to use MOOCs, found no effect of hedonic motivation on the behavioral intention to adopt and use
Summary
Online learning through MOOCs platforms has been considered a revolutionary development in the education system, with scalable, seamless, and equitable access to courses from universities, anywhere in the world. After the USA, dominates the global growth in MOOCs’ enrolments (Chauhan 2017). The Government of India (GoI) has been extensively promoting MOOCs, Education and Information Technologies (2020) 25:5017–5031 through its SWAYAM platform (GoI 2020). There is an exponential growth in the number of courses offered through MOOCs and the number of universities participating in these platforms, worldwide. As per a report by Shah (2018), over 900 universities around the world had offered 11.4 k courses on the various MOOCs platform, by the end of 2018. Several universities in India have entered into strategic partnerships with MOOCs platforms for providing content and certifications to the aspirants
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
