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MOOC adoption remains limited to a small segment of higher education institutions, with most institutions deciding against or remaining undecided about MOOCs

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2021: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? The percent of institutions with a MOOC rose from 2.6% in 2012 to 11.3% in 2015, while 58.7% report no plans for a MOOC. → I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman with Russell Poulin and Terri Taylor Straut 2016 q2 i? The share of institutions believing MOOCs are a sustainable method for offering online courses fell from 28.3% in 2012 to 16.3% in 2014. → I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman with Russell Poulin and Terri Taylor Straut 2016 (2)

Evidence

I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman with Russell Poulin and Terri Taylor Straut 2016

I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman with Russell Poulin and Terri Taylor Straut. (2016). Online Report Card - Tracking Online Education in the United States. Babson Survey Research Group. https://onlinelearningconsortium.org

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National survey of institutions on MOOC activity, 2015 administration. The report states many institutions (27.8%) remain undecided while the single largest group (58.7%) say they have no plans for a MOOC.

"The percent of higher education institutions that currently have a MOOC increased from 2.6% in 2012 to 5.0% in 2013, to 8.0% in 2014, and now stands at 11.3%."

I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman with Russell Poulin and Terri Taylor Straut 2016 (2)

I. Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman with Russell Poulin and Terri Taylor Straut. (2016). Online Report Card - Tracking Online Education in the United States. Babson Survey Research Group. https://onlinelearningconsortium.org

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Survey item asked of all institutions, with and without MOOCs, on belief in MOOC sustainability. The report suggests remaining institutions may be deciding against MOOCs because of sustainability doubts.

"The number of institutions saying that they believed MOOCs to be sustainable fell from 28.3% in 2012 to only 16.3% in 2014."

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Field Value
type claim
id mooc-adoption-small-segment-institutions
title MOOC adoption remains limited to a small segment of higher education institutions, with most institutions deciding against or remaining undecided about MOOCs
description MOOC adoption remains limited to a small segment of higher education institutions, with most institutions deciding against or remaining undecided about MOOCs
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 2016
recheck_by 2021
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-13
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