Undergraduate students’ opinions with regard to ubiquitous MOOC for enhancing cross–cultural competence

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Boonrat Plangsorn
Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn university, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Jaitip Na-Songkhla
Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn university, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Lara M. Luetkehans
College of Education and Educational Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705-1058, United State.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to study undergraduate students’ opinions with regard to the ubiquitous massive open online course (MOOC) for enhancing cross-cultural competence. This descriptive research applied a survey method. The survey data were collected by using survey questionnaires and online questionnaires from 410 undergraduate students recruited from eight government universities. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analyses were analyzed by using a computer program. The findings of this study revealed that all the components of ubiquitous MOOC for enhancing cross-cultural competence were evaluated at a high level. The significant correlations among the main research variables revealed that ulearning had the highest positive correlation with massive open online course.

Keywords: ubiquitous learning, MOOC, ubiquitous MOOC, cross-cultural competence.


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Plangsorn, B., Na-Songkhla, J., & Luetkehans, L. M. (2016). Undergraduate students’ opinions with regard to ubiquitous MOOC for enhancing cross–cultural competence . World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 8(3), 210–217. https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v8i3.691
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Author Biographies

Boonrat Plangsorn, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn university, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.

Department of Educational Technology and Communication, Faculty of Education

Jaitip Na-Songkhla, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn university, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

Department of Educational Technology and Communication, Faculty of Education

Lara M. Luetkehans, College of Education and Educational Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705-1058, United State.

College of Education and Educational Technology

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