AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOC) AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

The main purpose of the paper is to explore the relationship between awareness and utilization of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) among college students. Sample of the study comprises of 300 college students (150 males and 150 females) were randomly selected. Normative survey method was employed for data collection. The investigator developed and used an awareness and usefulness of MOOC Programme questionnaire in order to find out the college students' awareness and usefulness about the MOOC Programme. Three research questions were framed to guide this study. Results revealed that there is significant relationship between Awareness and Usefulness of MOOC among college students. Also, it is found that there is no significant difference between male and female college students in awareness and usefulness of MOOC. Findings revealed that Private college students feel that MOOC programmes are more useful than Government and Government Aided college students. In awareness of MOOC, there is no significant difference found among the college students with respect to type of management.