The Influence of Self-regulation, Self-efficacy and Motivation as Predictors of Barriers to Satisfaction in MOOCs

Eyal Rabin, Maartje Henderikx, Yoram M. Kalman, Marco Kalz

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Abstract

This study focuses on identifying the barriers to satisfaction of MOOC participants, and the predictors of these barriers. Five hundred and forty-two English as a Second Language MOOC participants responded to pre- and post-questionnaires. Using exploratory factor analysis three kinds of barriers were identified, namely: ‘Lack of interestingness/relevance’, ‘Lack of time/bad planning’ and ‘Lack of knowledge/technical problem’. The effects of the participant’s age, gender and level of self-efficacy, motivation, self-regulation learning skills and the intention to complete the course were analyzed as predictors of those barriers. Theoretical and practical implications regarding online learner satisfaction are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTransforming Learning with Meaningful Technologies - 14th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2019, Proceedings
EditorsMaren Scheffel, Julien Broisin, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler, Andri Ioannou, Jan Schneider
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages631-635
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783030297350
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event14th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2019 - Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 16 Sep 201919 Sep 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11722 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2019
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period16/09/1919/09/19

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Barriers
  • MOOCs
  • Motivation
  • Self-efficacy
  • Self-regulated learning

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