• Con: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/08/study-identifies-new-cheating-method-in-moocs/

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/08/study-identifies-new-cheating-method-in-moocs/

I think being able to adapt the content in MOOCs to an international audience and also facilitate students from diverse backgrounds is a challenge. The latter can cause students to drop-out due to cultural insensitivity and host-country curriculum. The attached articles help to elaborate more on these challenges.

Best regards,

Debra

Data Generation I: International and invisible in a workforce edu...

Article Workforce Education and Development (WED): Graduate Students...

• Con: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/08/study-identifies-new-cheating-method-in-moocs/

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/08/study-identifies-new-cheating-method-in-moocs/

Hi,

The various studies are testimony as to the feasibility of MOOCs as an educational tool.

regards

Article Supporting Professional Learning in a Massive Open Online Course

Conference Paper Using Mobile Devices with Massive Open Online Course

Article Experience with a Massive Open Online Course in Rural Rwanda

Chapter Development of Massive Open Online Course for University Cou...

I also found these studies in RG that may be helpful:

https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?type=publication&query=benefits%20and%20challenges%20of%20Massive%20Open%20Online%20Courses%20as%20an%20educational%20tool&previous=researcher

Best regards,

Debra