MOOCs in TVET Sectors of Developing Countries: Benefits, Possibilities, and Challenges

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Author(s): Md. Shahadat Hossain Khan (Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh), Mutwalibi Nambobi (Islamic University of Technology, Uganda)and Md. Sakawat Ali (Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre (BKTTC), Bangladesh)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 26
Source title: Emerging Self-Directed Learning Strategies in the Digital Age
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Frank G. Giuseffi (Lindenwood University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3465-5.ch003

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter discusses about the recent innovation in the area of educational technology, which is widely known as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Very few studies in the existing literature elaborated about the MOOCs in the developed countries, where the focus was on mainly asserting the nature of MOOCs platform and its possibilities. However, very less attention has been observed in relation to incorporate MOOCs in TVET sectors of developing countries. In order to fill this gap, this chapter has four main areas to discuss: provides general features of MOOCs platform; identifies benefits of incorporating MOOCs; presents emerging possibilities of using MOOCs; and identifies the challenges confronting TVET sectors for integrating MOOCs in any developing country. In order to improve the present constraints, this chapter further provides suggestions and recommendations that are useful for TVET stakeholders for formulating policies in relation to MOOCs.

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