Abstract
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is a relatively recent advancement in
the distance learning and online education. With the strategic collaboration of
the founders of MOOC (MIT and Harvard University), many universities and
institutions across the world offer a variety of courses in numerous domains.
MOOCs have disrupted the global education sector by providing free to subsidized
inclusive education. These include state-of-the-art pedagogies, assessment tools
and interactive cum engaging learning sessions. This article aims to discover
the opportunities and inclinations of adult students in Pakistan toward MOOC,
especially their awareness, perceptions, peer and mentor advice and self-motivation
and commitment to do such courses. The study deployed in-depth interviews under
phenomenology approach using Delphi method for this study. Twenty-four students
from management sciences department of a leading university in Karachi were
selected: 12 who had done courses through MOOC and 12 who had never done any
course on MOOC. Ten experts on distance education and online education were
selected through snowball sampling method for the study. The fi ndings uncovered
that the inclination of the students towards MOOC is at its inception stage.
Jawaid Ahmed Qureshi. (2019) Advancement in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to Revolutionize Disruptive Technology in Education: A Case of Pakistan, Journal of Education and Educational Development, Volume 6, 6.2.
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