Profiles and Motivations of Participants in Greek MOOC for Python Programming

This paper presents data about learners' preferences, background and learning behavior in “Introduction to programming with Python” MOOC, offered in Autumn 2017. After the 6-week duration of the course, data collected through questionnaire and the MOOC's platform log files. The results showed that learners taking part in such MOOCs hold at least a Bachelor's or a Master's degree, and their age is between 26 and 45. The course's certificate acts as a motivational factor for learners to finish the course, and also as participation in activities forecast. It has also been observed that the most prominent reason for learners to participate in the MOOC was their current or future working career development.