The potential and challenges of MOOCs in Pakistan: a perspective of students and faculty.

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Autor/Urheber	Syed Saad Ahmed; Essa Khan; Muhammad Faisal; Sara Khan
Institution	Emerald Publishing
Titel	The potential and challenges of MOOCs in Pakistan: a perspective of students and faculty.
Quelle	In: 1858-3431; 2414-6994; doi:10.1108/AAOUJ-01-2017-0011; AAOU Journal, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 94-105 (2017)(2017) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1108/AAOUJ-01-2017-0011
Schlagwörter	developing country; human development; open and distance education (ode); massive open online courses; online learning; free education; Theory and practice of education
Abstract	Design/methodology/approach - The data were collected through interviews and focus group, and the respondents had completed at least one MOOC offering. This research used content and thematic analysis with the triangulation of methods and sources. Findings - The finding of this study reflects that MOOCs are inspiring great number of learners in Pakistan despite of factors impeding the surge of e-learning. MOOCs in regional languages with better electricity and internet connectivity could be very useful for the rural areas' people but it requires extra ordinary interest from government and academicians. Research limitations/implications - This is an exploratory qualitative study highlighting the potential and challenges of MOOCs from the perspective of faculty and students. However, it does not incorporate the views of university officials. Similar study could consider university officials and university owner as respondents. In addition, future studies could also investigate the factors inhibiting completion of MOOCs. Originality/value - Despite of the sharp rise of published literature on MOOCs, there is less contribution from the developing countries. This research enables us to develop better understanding of the potential and challenges of MOOCs in the social context of Pakistan.
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