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Why are some Massive Open Online Courses more open than others?

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This paper studies the determinants of the intellectual property license of the Massive Open Online Courses provided on a French platform. While they can opt for a traditional license, the majority of courses chooses among Creative Commons licenses. Considering the ordering in terms of degree of openness of the licenses, we study the course-, teacher- and institution-related factors driving the intellectual property decision of this pedagogical innovation. We observe that the field of study and the characteristics of the institution providing the course play a role. We explain these results by the heterogeneity in preferences and peer recognition with regard to open practices. We also find support for the idea that course providers willing to raise indirectly revenues by selling goods complementary to the MOOC (like a certificate of completion) are less likely to choose an open license.

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  • Jacqmin, Julien, 2022. "Why are some Massive Open Online Courses more open than others?," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:techno:v:112:y:2022:i:c:s0166497221001760
    DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102395
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    Keywords

    Massive open online courses; Open source license; Creative commons; Open educational resources;
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    JEL classification:

    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other
    • L17 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Open Source Products and Markets

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