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A Macro-Scale MOOC Analysis of the Socioeconomic Status of Learners and Their Learning Outcomes

A Macro-Scale MOOC Analysis of the Socioeconomic Status of Learners and Their Learning Outcomes

Jose A. Ruipérez-Valiente
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668443644|ISBN10: 1668443643|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668443682|EISBN13: 9781668443651
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4364-4.ch001
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Ruipérez-Valiente, Jose A. "A Macro-Scale MOOC Analysis of the Socioeconomic Status of Learners and Their Learning Outcomes." Socioeconomic Inclusion During an Era of Online Education, edited by Manuel B. Garcia, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4364-4.ch001

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Ruipérez-Valiente, J. A. (2022). A Macro-Scale MOOC Analysis of the Socioeconomic Status of Learners and Their Learning Outcomes. In M. Garcia (Ed.), Socioeconomic Inclusion During an Era of Online Education (pp. 1-22). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4364-4.ch001

Chicago

Ruipérez-Valiente, Jose A. "A Macro-Scale MOOC Analysis of the Socioeconomic Status of Learners and Their Learning Outcomes." In Socioeconomic Inclusion During an Era of Online Education, edited by Manuel B. Garcia, 1-22. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4364-4.ch001

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Abstract

The digitalization of education has been continuously growing and deeply transforming some of the core practices across all teaching and learning levels. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic had an accelerating effect on this process. In this sense, one of the most disruptive media over the last decade to democratize digital education has been massive open online courses (MOOCs). However, previous studies have found access and achievement gaps concerning the socioeconomic status of the country. This chapter aims to conduct a large-scale study on the relationship between Human Development Index (HDI) and access, completion, and certification by analyzing data from 8 million learners across 12 MOOC providers. The findings of this chapter will offer timely perspectives, particularly on which of the previous trends are universal and context-dependent toward future inclusive design practices. In an era where online education is enabled and formalized, this chapter calls for further educational research and governmental actions dedicated to delivering inclusive online learning experiences.

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