A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)"
The present study aims at introducing and criticizing the mass open online courses (MOOCs). To this end, the "Critical Philosophical Exploration" method was used. The statistical population comprised all books, articles, studies, and research pertaining to the subject that was selected wit...
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| author | Masoumeh Matoor Khadijeh Aliabadi Naser Mozayani Ali Delavar Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi |
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| description | The present study aims at introducing and criticizing the mass open online courses (MOOCs). To this end, the "Critical Philosophical Exploration" method was used. The statistical population comprised all books, articles, studies, and research pertaining to the subject that was selected with purposive sampling and the maximum probable sources. The data required were collected through notetaking which were analyzed by verbal, visual and logical inference. In this paper, MOOCs was first described in three axes: "what", "why", and "how"; then, to interpret MOOCs, the criteria (a) underlying theory, (b) educational justice, (c) adult education, (d) practicality in technical terms, and (e) the educational applications were selected and the MOOCs were analyzed and finally, their advantages and disadvantages were summarized. According to the findings of this article, MOOC's most important benefits included: advanced scientific underlying theory, laying the groundwork for educational justice, proportionality with adult education, operational capability, and various educational advantages and advantages. However, the new underlying theory of MOOCs (relativism) and its many criticizes, MOOCs ability to create and spread educational discrimination, various technical shortcomings, and serious deficiencies in educational application were among the disadvantages. Consequently, dealing with MOOCs needs awareness of these advantages and disadvantages and attempts to resolve them. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f57b023777e34091839e25d11f30882f2025-01-13T05:33:34ZfasInstitute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS)پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی2383-16502017-11-011762572802782A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)"Masoumeh Matoor0Khadijeh Aliabadi1Naser Mozayani2Ali Delavar3Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi4PhD Student in Educational Technology, Allameh Tabataba'i UniversityAssociate Professor, Allameh Tabataba'i UniversityAssociate Professor, University of Science and TechnologyProfessor, Allameh Tabataba'i UniversityAssociate Professor, Allameh Tabataba'i UniversityThe present study aims at introducing and criticizing the mass open online courses (MOOCs). To this end, the "Critical Philosophical Exploration" method was used. The statistical population comprised all books, articles, studies, and research pertaining to the subject that was selected with purposive sampling and the maximum probable sources. The data required were collected through notetaking which were analyzed by verbal, visual and logical inference. In this paper, MOOCs was first described in three axes: "what", "why", and "how"; then, to interpret MOOCs, the criteria (a) underlying theory, (b) educational justice, (c) adult education, (d) practicality in technical terms, and (e) the educational applications were selected and the MOOCs were analyzed and finally, their advantages and disadvantages were summarized. According to the findings of this article, MOOC's most important benefits included: advanced scientific underlying theory, laying the groundwork for educational justice, proportionality with adult education, operational capability, and various educational advantages and advantages. However, the new underlying theory of MOOCs (relativism) and its many criticizes, MOOCs ability to create and spread educational discrimination, various technical shortcomings, and serious deficiencies in educational application were among the disadvantages. Consequently, dealing with MOOCs needs awareness of these advantages and disadvantages and attempts to resolve them.https://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_2782_04a6583605f55aa62e30d56b93093e11.pdfmassive open online coursecriticismcritical philosophical explorationdisadvantages and advantages |
| spellingShingle | Masoumeh Matoor Khadijeh Aliabadi Naser Mozayani Ali Delavar Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی massive open online course criticism critical philosophical exploration disadvantages and advantages |
| title | A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" |
| title_full | A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" |
| title_fullStr | A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" |
| title_short | A Critical Introduction to "Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" |
| title_sort | critical introduction to massive open online courses moocs |
| topic | massive open online course criticism critical philosophical exploration disadvantages and advantages |
| url | https://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_2782_04a6583605f55aa62e30d56b93093e11.pdf |
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