Intention and Barriers to Use MOOCs: An Investigation among the Post Graduate Students in India

Autor/inn/en	Mohan, M. Mithun; Upadhyaya, Pallavi; Pillai, K. Rajasekharan
Titel	Intention and Barriers to Use MOOCs: An Investigation among the Post Graduate Students in India
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 25 (2020) 6, S.5017-5031 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Upadhyaya, Pallavi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-020-10215-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Intention; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Private Colleges; Graduate Students; Barriers; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour; Privathochschule; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Indien
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01