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University Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of MOOCs in the Teaching-Learning Process

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become one of the highly accepted sources of online teaching and learning these days. Even though MOOCs have gotten wider popularity, its efficacy in teaching and learning is an ongoing topic of discussion. The narrative review in this paper provided the detailed insights of the effectiveness and the limitations of the MOOCs in the academic literature. The present research performs qualitative data analysis using Grounded Theory method (interpretative approach) to find out the effectiveness of MOOCs in teaching and learning involving university teachers handling MOOCs modules and students learning them in a longitudinal study of two successive academic years. The research identifies the benefits, drawbacks, and ideas and recommendations for enhancing MOOC-based teaching and learning.

Source: International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research

DOI: 10.52380/ijcer.2025.12.3.750

Authors: Sarikha Srinivasavaradhan, Nikhil Kumar Gouda, Anish Kumar Sahoo, Anusree Kannan, Poornima Rajendran

Institutions: Central University of Tamil Nadu, Central University of Odisha, Government of India

Language: English

Topic: Online Learning and Analytics

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414641006

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