What Does the Data Say about Effective University Online Internships? The Universitat Politecnica de Valencia Experience Using MOOC during COVID-19 Lockdown
[EN] Universitat Politecnica de Valencia's students can take in-company internships during their bachelor's degrees, and, with the COVID-19 lockdown, 224 students had their internships cancelled. EdX launched a free certificate initiative for its partners, and UPV gave the possibil...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/198752 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/198752 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | MOOC Lockdown COVID-19 Company internship Replacement INGENIERIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION |
| Sumario: | [EN] Universitat Politecnica de Valencia's students can take in-company internships during their bachelor's degrees, and, with the COVID-19 lockdown, 224 students had their internships cancelled. EdX launched a free certificate initiative for its partners, and UPV gave the possibility of using MOOCs to cover for the credit needed to graduate. We have tried to answer the question, "Is it possible to use MOOCs to replace an in-company internship in an emergency?" using Learning Analytics; 179 students chose this possibility. More than 90% of the students got their academic credit, and their satisfaction with the initiative was 4.6/5. They scored MOOCs' quality with 4/5 and the contribution of MOOCs to their careers with 3.6/5; 95% will take a MOOC, and 69.3% think it is worth paying for the certificate. The answers to the question evaluating if MOOCs had given them the same knowledge as a company internship are positive but much less conclusive, with an average of 2.87/5. We conclude that MOOCs achieved the pursued goal during the emergency. With more time for planning and extra resources for remote support, they can be a good solution in environments where online is the only choice, and they can even be used as a tool to reinforce some of the knowledge needed to be successful in a traditional internship. |
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