MOOC success factors: Proposal of an analysis framework

Abstract

From an idea of lifelong-learning-for-all to a phenomenon affecting higher education, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can be the next step to a truly universal education. Indeed, MOOC enrolment rates can be astoundingly high; still, their completion rates are frequently disappointingly low. Nevertheless, as courses, the participants enrolment and learning within the MOOCs must be considered when assessing their success. In this paper, the authors aim is to reflect on what makes a MOOC successful to propose an analysis framework of MOOC success factors.