Building Capabilities: Using MOOCs to Make Transitions in Work

Autor/inn/en	Small, Janet; Deacon, Andrew; Walji, Sukaina; Jaffer, Tasneem; Jawitz, Jeff
Titel	Building Capabilities: Using MOOCs to Make Transitions in Work
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 11 (2019) 4, S.427-441 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Deacon, Andrew) ORCID (Walji, Sukaina) ORCID (Jaffer, Tasneem) ORCID (Jawitz, Jeff)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Adult Education; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; Workplace Learning; Career Change; Career Development; Skill Development; Open Education; Higher Education; Job Skills; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Berufsentwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Afrika
Abstract	Our research explores the experience of adults looking for flexible online learning opportunities that intersect with university study. We interviewed 58 people living in 14 African countries who have taken a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed by the University of Cape Town. The interview data reveals diverse uses of MOOCs in workplace contexts. While only two of those we interviewed articulated a goal of making a career change, there were many more taking a MOOC for some form of self-development within their current profession. There were also cases where people had not yet identified a new career, but believed the knowledge and skills would support future transitions. Our intentions for exploring the expectations of MOOC takers regionally is to improve our understanding of how universities, following open practices, could support the educational aspirations of this audience through the provision of flexible online learning opportunities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01