Understanding the MOOCs continuance: The role of openness and reputation

Computers and Education

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-38

  Alraimi, Khaled M ^a   Zo, Hangjung ^a   Ciganek, Andrew P ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuance; Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs); Motivation; Openness; Reputation

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CONTINUANCE; EXPECTATION-CONFIRMATION MODELS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTINUANCE; MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS; OPENNESS; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; REPUTATION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84907218916     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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