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Human Resource Development International Volume 18, 2015 - Issue 2
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Perspectives

AHRD! Take the opportunity and pioneer vocational MOOCs

Mina BeigiDepartment of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, TAMU, College Station, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jia WangDepartment of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, TAMU, College Station, TX, USA
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Melika ShirmohammadiDepartment of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, TAMU, College Station, TX, USA
Pages 203-212 | Received 10 Aug 2014, Accepted 15 Oct 2014, Published online: 11 Dec 2014
 
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Abstract

In this perspective, we advocate that the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) can play a significant role in pioneering and promoting vocational Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). To do so, we introduce Coursera, an online educational portal that provides a variety of MOOCs for free and serves adult learners, as an example. In addition, we discuss lessons AHRD can learn from Coursera’s experience. We also explore the benefits of leading vocational MOOCs for the academy. This paper has implications for the Human Resource Development scholarly and practitioner communities.

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