Perspective Chapter: MOOCS at Higher Education – Current State and Future Trends

Abstract

MOOCs, which stands for “massive open online courses,” are a kind of distance learning that gives students from all over the world the opportunity to have access to education and training of a high standard even when they are not physically present in a classroom setting. They have the ability to challenge the paradigms that are currently used in education, therefore changing the roles that students, instructors, and institutions play in the process. They provide a technique of presenting educational content to a large number of learners that is both efficient and economical; they may be expanded to accommodate a large number of students, and they may be of assistance to teachers in the process of expanding their knowledge and abilities. In addition, massive open online courses (MOOCs) might assist institutions in expanding their student bodies and their global footprint. In this chapter, we will discuss the origins and development of massive open online courses (MOOCs), as well as the primary MOOC platforms, emerging MOOC trends, potential pitfalls, the future of MOOCs, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into MOOCs.