The Influence of National Culture on Educational Videos: The Case of MOOCs

This paper discusses the influence of cultural dimensions on Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) introductory videos. The study examined the introductory videos produced by three universities on Coursera platforms using communication theory and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. The results show that int...

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Autores principales:	Rebecca Yvonne Bayeck, Jinhee Choi
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2018
Materias:	MOOCs cultural dimensions introductory videos potential learners Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b4a8c134adf1412c9fdc3b0c8d22ed3e2021-12-02T19:20:53ZThe Influence of National Culture on Educational Videos: The Case of MOOCs10.19173/irrodl.v19i1.27291492-3831https://doaj.org/article/b4a8c134adf1412c9fdc3b0c8d22ed3e2018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2729https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This paper discusses the influence of cultural dimensions on Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) introductory videos. The study examined the introductory videos produced by three universities on Coursera platforms using communication theory and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. The results show that introductory videos in MOOCs are influenced by the national culture of the country in which the university is based. Based on this finding, this paper raises interesting questions about the effect of these cultural elements on potential learners from different countries and cultures around the world. The paper also makes suggestions about introductory video production in MOOCs. Rebecca Yvonne BayeckJinhee ChoiAthabasca University PressarticleMOOCscultural dimensionsintroductory videospotential learnersSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2018)
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description	This paper discusses the influence of cultural dimensions on Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) introductory videos. The study examined the introductory videos produced by three universities on Coursera platforms using communication theory and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. The results show that introductory videos in MOOCs are influenced by the national culture of the country in which the university is based. Based on this finding, this paper raises interesting questions about the effect of these cultural elements on potential learners from different countries and cultures around the world. The paper also makes suggestions about introductory video production in MOOCs.
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The Influence of National Culture on Educational Videos: The Case of MOOCs

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