TY - JOUR TI - MOOCs and the claim of education for all: A disillusion by empirical data AU - Rohs, Matthias AU - Ganz, Mario T2 - International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning AB - MOOCs have shaped the discussion on learning with digital media for the last few years. One claim of MOOCs in the tradition of Open Educational Resources is to expand access to education, mainly in the field of higher education. But do MOOCs meet this claim? The empirical data in this article confirm the suspicion that, despite all the heterogeneity of the participants, MOOCs are mostly used by people with a higher level of education. Data of participants from two MOOCs from Germany, as well as, empirical data from large providers and universities are used. But due to the different forms of MOOCs there is no comprehensive proof possible. With respect to the Knowledge Gap Theory and the Digital Divide, a theoretical framework is provided to explain possible causes of a different usage. The aim of the article is to point out the risks of an increase of inequalities as a consequence of hyping MOOCs and to stimulate a discussion about possible answers to make MOOCs an instrument of education for all. DA - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DO - 10.19173/irrodl.v16i6.2033 DP - ProQuest VL - 16 IS - 6 LA - English SN - 14923831 ST - MOOCs and the claim of education for all UR - http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770070648/abstract/28DB32F24ED7450FPQ/1 Y2 - 2016/09/27/14:59:36 KW - Access to education KW - C: International KW - Digital Divide KW - Distance learning KW - Education KW - MOOCs KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - ___working_potential_duplicate ER - TY - JOUR TI - MOOCs and the claim of education for all: A disillusion by empirical data AU - Rohs, Matthias AU - Ganz, Mario AB - MOOCs have shaped the discussion on learning with digital media for the last few years. One claim of MOOCs in the tradition of Open Educational Resources is to expand access to education, mainly in the field of higher education. But do MOOCs meet this claim? The empirical data in this article confirm the suspicion that, despite all the heterogeneity of the participants, MOOCs are mostly used by people with a higher level of education. Data of participants from two MOOCs from Germany, as well as, empirical data from large providers and universities are used. But due to the different forms of MOOCs there is no comprehensive proof possible. With respect to the Knowledge Gap Theory and the Digital Divide, a theoretical framework is provided to explain possible causes of a different usage. The aim of the article is to point out the risks of an increase of inequalities as a consequence of hyping MOOCs and to stimulate a discussion about possible answers to make MOOCs an instrument of education for all. DA - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DP - ProQuest LA - English ST - MOOCs and the claim of education for all UR - https://search.proquest.com/docview/1770070648/abstract/9C08F54AFB1A4C50PQ/1 Y2 - 2020/07/31/18:13:06 KW - ___working_potential_duplicate KW - ⛔ No DOI found ER - TY - JOUR TI - MOOCs and the claim of education for all: A disillusion by empirical data AU - Rohs, Matthias AU - Ganz, Mario AB - MOOCs have shaped the discussion on learning with digital media for the last few years. One claim of MOOCs in the tradition of Open Educational Resources is to expand access to education, mainly in the field of higher education. But do MOOCs meet this claim? The empirical data in this article confirm the suspicion that, despite all the heterogeneity of the participants, MOOCs are mostly used by people with a higher level of education. Data of participants from two MOOCs from Germany, as well as, empirical data from large providers and universities are used. But due to the different forms of MOOCs there is no comprehensive proof possible. With respect to the Knowledge Gap Theory and the Digital Divide, a theoretical framework is provided to explain possible causes of a different usage. The aim of the article is to point out the risks of an increase of inequalities as a consequence of hyping MOOCs and to stimulate a discussion about possible answers to make MOOCs an instrument of education for all. DA - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DP - ProQuest LA - English ST - MOOCs and the claim of education for all UR - https://search.proquest.com/docview/1770070648/abstract/9C08F54AFB1A4C50PQ/1 Y2 - 2020/07/31/18:13:06 KW - ___working_potential_duplicate KW - ⛔ No DOI found ER -