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With the proliferation of mobile devices in daily lives, users access Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) more often with devices other than stationary desktop computers. The introduction of mobile applications for MOOC platforms improved the learning experience by enabling Internet-independent learning sessions. Despite the university-like setting, MOOCs have also been utilized in a corporate context. Learners from different countries can integrate mobile applications into their learning process, which may result in varying usage patterns. In an observational study, the video consumption with mobile applications in different countries was examined. Based on over 2.9 million tracking events from 2019, the learning behavior was evaluated in the ten most active countries of an Enterprise MOOC platform. India and the United States showed unique patterns in terms of mobile application usage by having the highest and the lowest adoption rates. For other countries, no overarching multi-dimensional patterns were detected. In general, the use of cellular data correlates with the costs of mobile data in the respective countries. However, users who avoid cellular data do not automatically download video content to the mobile devices. Small to medium practical effects were proven for all dimensions. |
