Employee Perspectives on MOOCs for Workplace Learning

Autor/inn/en	Egloffstein, Marc; Ifenthaler, Dirk
Titel	Employee Perspectives on MOOCs for Workplace Learning
Quelle	In: TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 61 (2017) 1, S.65-70 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ifenthaler, Dirk)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-3894
DOI	10.1007/s11528-016-0127-3
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Workplace Learning; Employer Attitudes; Employee Attitudes; Surveys; Motivation; Certification; Incentives; On the Job Training; Career Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Anreiz; Training-on-the-Job; Berufsentwicklung
Abstract	Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can be considered a rather novel method in digital workplace learning, and there is as yet little empirical evidence on the acceptance and effectiveness of MOOCs in professional learning. In addition to existing findings on employers' attitudes, this study seeks to investigate the employee perspective towards MOOCs in professional contexts and to further explore the acceptance of MOOCs for workplace learning. In a survey study, N = 119 employees from a wide range of enterprises were questioned with regard to motivation, credentials, and incentives related to participation in MOOCs. Findings indicate a high importance of on-the-job and career development learning purposes as well as a general interest in MOOC topics. Credentials are deemed necessary, yet their acceptance among the relevant stakeholders is considered rather low. Implications for design and implementation of MOOCs in digital workplace learning and for further research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01