Our research explores the experience of adults looking for flexible online learning opportunities that intersect with university study. We interviewed 58 people living in 14 African countries who have taken a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed by the University of Cape Town. The interview data reveals diverse uses of MOOCs in workplace contexts. While only two of those we interviewed articulated a goal of making a career change, there were many more taking a MOOC for some form of self-development within their current profession. There were also cases where people had not yet identified a new career, but believed the knowledge and skills would support future transitions. Our intentions for exploring the expectations of MOOC takers regionally is to improve our understanding of how universities, following open practices, could support the educational aspirations of this audience through the provision of flexible online learning opportunities.

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建设能力：使用MOOC进行工作过渡

我们的研究探索了成年人寻求与大学学习相交的灵活在线学习机会的经验。我们采访了来自14个非洲国家的58人，他们参加了由开普敦大学开发的大规模在线公开课程（MOOC）。访谈数据揭示了MOOC在工作场所中的多种用法。虽然我们采访的人中只有两个明确提出了改变职业的目标，但在他们目前的职业中，还有更多人采用MOOC进行某种形式的自我发展。在某些情况下，人们还没有找到新的职业，但他们相信知识和技能将支持未来的过渡。我们打算在区域内探索MOOC学员的期望，是为了增进我们对大学如何遵循开放实践，