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Social Entrepreneurship Education in Academia: A MOOC Scheme Analysis

Social entrepreneurship has started to gain some traction into the higher education, being seen as a key value creator for economy, society and environment. While the world is changing dramatically, the education system cannot keep the pace with this dynamic transformation. Social entrepreneurship education can come as a salvageable solution through which people acquire those skills and understanding necessary to live a good, meaningful and fulfilling life in harmony with the planet. The paper attempts to investigate the characteristics of social entrepreneurship education in academia using qualitative data from the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) learning platforms. Additionally, the factors explaining social entrepreneurial behaviour of higher education institutions are explored for those universities that display interest in social entrepreneurship MOOC programmes. The paper employs desk research as main method for reviewing previous findings and analysing qualitative data on social entrepreneurship education provided via the universities’ MOOC platforms. The research shows that generally universities experiment different schemes of social entrepreneurship education delivered online, which vary, for example, relative to the thematic areas, emerging issues, technology used. The research findings show that commitment toward building sustainable innovation and sustainable social enterprise, interest in understanding, building and measuring social impact, and drive for generating change for a better world and greater good are among the main characteristics of social entrepreneurship MOOCs. These findings need to be further tested empirically using quantitative data.

Social entrepreneurship education, university, MOOC, social entrepreneurial behaviour, online learning

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