Towards Excellence

(ISSN No. 0974-035X)
(An indexed refereed & peer-reviewed journal of higher education)
UGC-MALAVIYA MISSION TEACHER TRAINING CENTRE GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

EXPLORATION OF A PRE-COURSE SURVEY IN AN INTEGRATED MOOC DESIGNED FOR M.ED. STUDENTS

Authors:

Shama P Ansari

Abstract:

MOOCs provide a chance for anyone to learn and grow from anywhere in the world. MOOCs must be made accessible to everyone because we all need to be educated about our world to make it a better place. MOOCs offer a variety of educational opportunities that can help students in life-long learning. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are free and open to anyone who wants to take them. MOOCs are designed to provide content that is accessible to a wide range of students. The courses are usually self-paced and do not require any formal, on-campus registration. They can be viewed from any gadget  with an stable internet connection. The massive open online course has many components out of which one is a pre-course survey to know the background of the students enrolled in it. The objective of present study is to examine a pre-course survey  that can help MOOC course developers and instructors to get to know their learners and get a indepth  background of the students enrolled in their courses. The survey consists of a demographic questionnaire and was also a question related to their intention and motivation to enroll in the course. Findings revealed that the majority of the students were unaware of what is MOOC and also they are interested to enrol in the present MOOC to explore online learning and engage in life-long learning.

Keywords:

Massive open online course, demographics, motivations, M.Ed., gender.

Vol & Issue:

VOL.14, ISSUE No.1, March 2022