Η αξιοποίηση των Μαζικών Ανοικτών Διαδικτυακών Μαθημάτων (MOOCs) από το ΕΑΠ: Ποιοτική έρευνα σε μέλη ΔΕΠ του ιδρύματος

Abstract

Nowadays the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have increasing implementation worldwide by several institutions. This study aims to explore the beliefs of the faculty members of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), on the possibilities of using MOOCs in the context of providing open and distance education from the institution. The research was conducted using semi-structured interview with the participation of eleven faculty members from the Schools "Science and Technology" and "Applied Arts" of HOU. From the analysis of the qualitative material that was resulted from the interviews an attempt was made to be answered the following research questions: a) How could HOU exploit the MOOCs, so as to promote the educational process? b) In what degree is promoted the openness by the MOOCs in the case of HOU, according to the faculty members’ opinions? and c) What are the difficulties, the advantages and the disadvantages of establishing and implementing the MOOCs by the HOU? The findings of this research did not seem encouraging towards the adoption of MOOCs by the HOU.