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MOOCs are an emerging trend in the field of professional learning and development. This chapter introduces openSAP, the MOOC offering of SAP SE, as a major example of an Enterprise MOOC provider. In order to gain insights on MOOCs in professional learning, five openSAP courses with a total sample of n = 9994 have been surveyed in an exploratory study. Participation in terms of participants’ characteristics and intentions as well as actual achievement has been analyzed. Results indicate that Enterprise MOOCs can be a valuable tool for professional learning on a global scale. However, current usage does not necessarily focus on digital workplace learning. Moreover, Enterprise MOOCs seem to call for alternative perspectives on measuring achievement. Implications for future research are discussed.
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The term was coined by Clemens Link in establishing the openSAP learning format in 2014.
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The authors would like to thank openSAP for the fruitful cooperation and the ongoing support of a graduate research project. For extensive technical support especially with the data collection, we would also like to thank the Xikolo team at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam, Germany.
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Egloffstein, M., Schwerer, F. (2019). Participation and Achievement in Enterprise MOOCs for Professional Development: Initial Findings from the openSAP University. In: Sampson, D., Spector, J.M., Ifenthaler, D., Isaías, P., Sergis, S. (eds) Learning Technologies for Transforming Large-Scale Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15130-0_6
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