This research analyzes the profile of students on MOOC (massive open online courses) courses within the framework of the ECO project (E-learning, Communication and Open-Data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning) promoted by the European Union. An analysis of the profile of students enrolled in the five editions of the course entitled “Educational innovation and professional development. Possibilities and limits of technology” has been conducted based on the following objectives: (a) gain knowledge about the profile of students; (b) identify the students’ perception of their level of digital competence for participating in the course; (c) find out what their real expectations were when they enrolled on the course; and (d) suggest proposals for improving the design of the course based on the study carried out on the student profile. This research shows the tendencies of students enrolled on these types of training processes and suggests improvements in the design of the course in order to satisfy the participants’ motivations and expectations. In this regard, the results suggest that the design of MOOCs should be based on a sustainable, social and communicative curricular approach while at the same time greatly enhancing interaction and collaborative work.

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谁接受MOOC？欧洲项目框架内的学生概况

这项研究在欧盟发起的ECO项目（电子学习，通信和开放数据：大规模移动，无所不在和开放学习）的框架内，分析了MOOC（大规模开放在线课程）课程的学生情况。对课程“教育创新与专业发展”五个版本的学生注册情况进行分析。根据以下目标进行了“技术的可能性和局限性”：（a）了解学生的概况；（b）识别学生对参加课程的数字能力水平的看法；（c）找出他们报名参加课程时的真正期望；（d）根据学生概况进行的研究，提出改进课程设计的建议。这项研究显示了参加此类培训过程的学生的倾向，并提出了课程设计方面的改进，以满足参与者的动机和期望。在这方面，结果表明，MOOC的设计应基于可持续，社会和交流的课程方法，同时应大大加强互动和协作工作。