Profiling MOOC Learners in a Higher Learning Institute in Malaysia

Authors

  • Yuen Fook Chan Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam Selangor Malaysia
  • Suthagar Narasuman Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam Selangor Malaysia
  • Asmahan Abd Razak Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam Selangor Malaysia
  • Nurul Fitriah Alias Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam Selangor Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2556

Abstract

The focus of this study is to explore the profile of students who subscribed to MOOCs as a flexible learning option. The study was based on an analysis of the respondent’s profile and demographic data. The findings show that students had signed up for MOOCs in their last semester because they considered it to be a flexible learning option. The study found that there were no significant differences among the users’ demographic data, particularly gender and age. The only difference was in the chosen program of course via the MOOC platform.

Keywords: Massive Open Online Course, MOOC user usage, gender, age, the program of study

eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2556

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Published

2020-12-30

How to Cite

Chan , Y. F., Narasuman, S. ., Abd Razak, A. ., & Alias, N. F. . (2020). Profiling MOOC Learners in a Higher Learning Institute in Malaysia. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5(SI3), 199–203. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2556