creators_name: Chiam , Chooi Chea
type: article
datestamp: 2017-01-10 04:07:11
lastmod: 2017-01-10 04:07:11
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
title: Benefits And Challenges Of Massive Open Online Courses
ispublished: pub
subjects: 1028
subjects: LC5201
full_text_status: public
keywords: Accessibility, Massive Open Online Course, Lifelong Learning,
Challenges
abstract: Education trend has changed over the years with easier access, within
practical reach to mass learners. Massive Open Online Course or MOOC is
one of the most recent innovations in education. It is a form of open source
learning system that offers free short online courses to anyone who has
accessibility to the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses are available to
anyone in the world with a huge number of learners. It offers a lifelong learning
opportunity to anyone. This opportunity is made possible by innovation,
experimentation and use of technology. This paper outline a brief history of the
beginning of the MOOC, different types of MOOC as well as the benefits and
challenges derived from offering MOOC from the perspectives of various
stakeholders. [ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR]
date: 2016-06
date_type: published
publication: ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL)
volume: 8
number: 1
publisher: ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning
pagerange: 16-23
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2232-0814
official_url: http://ajodl.oum.edu.my/sites/default/files/document/vol8-no1/P3%20AJODL%20v8no1.pdf
citation:   Chiam , Chooi Chea  (2016) Benefits And Challenges Of Massive Open Online Courses.  ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL), 8 (1).  pp. 16-23.  ISSN 2232-0814     
document_url: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1065/1/library-document-1065.pdf