A Suggested Proposal for Employing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the Educational Process

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Education Technology Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Najran University.

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The present study aimed to introduce a suggested proposal for the employment of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the educational process through the determination of those courses' employment requirements. It also aimed to explore the learning theories that support employment, clarify its styles and shed lights on the learning strategies that can be used during such employment. The qualitative approach was adopted and a four-question semi-structured interview were used to gather data. Seven lecturers who were using MOOCs at NajranUniversity participated in the study via answering the questions. Data analysis revealed that conviction; quality and accreditation; rehabilitation and training; awareness; language; infrastructure; interaction and communication; spread and access; flexibility; documentation and reference; and new skills are the most prominent employment requirements. Findings also showed that there is a set of learning theories that support such employment like the network communication, constructivism, behaviorism, and the cognitive theory. Moreover, the prominent employment styles were self-learning, assistive learning, and blended learning. Meanwhile, the most prominent learning strategies that can be used during employment were dialogue and discussion; cooperative learning; problem solving; brainstorming; mind map; flipped learning; discovery learning; self-learning; and project learning. The study concluded by introducing a suggested proposal for the employment of MOOCs which consists of three phases namely, planning, implementation, and assessment phases. In light of these results, the study recommended the adoption of this proposed perception for the employment of MOOCs in the educational process.

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