Thai Undergraduate Students’ Awareness of the Benefits of Massive Open Online Courses
Keywords:
MOOCs, student awareness, Thai studentsAbstract
This study discusses the benefits and limitations of Massive Open Online Courses. The study also examines Thai undergraduate students’ awareness levels of the benefits of MOOCS and their providers. The participants of this study were 51 Thai 3rd year undergraduate English major students. The participants were chosen as they were nearing the end of their degree program and were taking elective business related courses. The study used a 5-point scale questionnaire to obtain data on student awareness levels of MOOCs benefits and their providers. Although the students were interested in learning skills outside of their chosen major, few were aware of the benefits of taking online courses. The results of this study found that students generally had low levels of awareness in regard to MOOCs.
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