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DOI DOI: 10.52380/ijcer.2025.12.3.750

University Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of MOOCs in the Teaching-Learning Process

Sarikha Srinivasavaradhan1, Nikhil Kumar Gouda2, Anish Kumar Sahoo3, Anusree Kannan4, Poornima Rajendran1
  1. 1 Central University of Tamil Nadu, Department of Education, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu State, India
  2. 2 Central University of Odisha, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Koraput, Odisha, India
  3. 3 India Post, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, New Delhi, India
  4. 4 College of Applied Science, Institute of Human Resource Development, Kerala, India

Abstract

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become one of the highly accepted sources of online teaching and learning these days. Even though MOOCs have gotten wider popularity, its efficacy in teaching and learning is an ongoing topic of discussion. The narrative review in this paper provided the detailed insights of the effectiveness and the limitations of the MOOCs in the academic literature. The present research performs qualitative data analysis using Grounded Theory method (interpretative approach) to find out the effectiveness of MOOCs in teaching and learning involving university teachers handling MOOCs modules and students learning them in a longitudinal study of two successive academic years. The research identifies the benefits, drawbacks, and ideas and recommendations for enhancing MOOC-based teaching and learning.

How to Cite

Srinivasavaradhan, S., Nikhil Kumar Gouda, Anish Kumar Sahoo, Anusree Kannan, & Rajendran, P. (2025). University Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of MOOCs in the Teaching-Learning Process. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 12(3), 229–243. https://doi.org/10.52380/ijcer.2025.12.3.750
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Author Biographies

Sarikha Srinivasavaradhan, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Department of Education, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu State, India

Sarikha Srinivasavaradhan, Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Education, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India

Anish Kumar Sahoo, India Post, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, New Delhi, India

Anish Kumar Sahoo

Assistant Branch Post Master, India Post

Ministry of Communications (Government of India), India

Email: anishkumarsahoo@gmail.com

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