Les MOOC : quels enjeux pour valoriser une candidature à un emploi ?

Dussarps, Clément

doi:10.4000/communicationorganisation.6007

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“…However, the reputation of the providers and the internal consistency of MOOC portfolios were key elements for the recognition and valorization of MOOCs on the labor market. Recent studies involving business representatives in 11 European countries (Pitt et al, 2017) and in France (Dussarps, 2018) suggest that certificates provided by MOOC platforms, when included in the curriculum vitae (CV), are mostly regarded by employers as indirect signs of the personality of the applicant, of his/her motivation, autonomy and selfdiscipline, rather than communicating actual skills learned and the ability to employ them on the job.…”

Section: Returns To Massive Open Online Coursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“The contribution of MOOCs to upskilling the labor force”

Goglio

Bertolini

2021

JWL

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Purpose The study aims to investigate whether participation to massive open online courses (MOOCs) may lead to labor market returns and through which mechanisms such relative advantage may take place. Indeed, despite high figures of registered users, empirical studies on occupational returns are limited and MOOCs may represent a viable, cost-efficient example of lifelong learning practice to respond to the demand of a better skilled workforce for the fourth industrial revolution. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on qualitative empirical material constituted by a set of 21 qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted in 2019 among learners who registered in MOOCs provided by European higher education institutions. Findings Interviews return a situation in which MOOCs are beneficial for work: learners appreciate the new knowledge and skills they can access, with time flexibility and low entry cost. However, MOOCs positive contribution is not at everyone’s reach: self-selection issues tend to further advantage individuals with high levels of education and individual resources. Moreover, MOOCs can increase the risk of a shift of responsibility for training to the employees and qualify as a lower tier type of qualification, reinforcing social closure mechanisms based on educational credentials. Originality/value The study contributes to the empirical analysis of MOOCs economic returns empirically, by providing original qualitative material. Second, it contributes theoretically by bridging literature on economic and occupational returns to education on one side and literature on digital technologies in education on the other, providing new insights on the potentials and limits of MOOCs as a new form of lifelong learning.

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Section: Returns To Massive Open Online Coursesmentioning

confidence: 99%