Strategies for Implementing MOOCs in Built Environment (Quantity Surveying) Educational Framework

Malaysian Higher Education is experiencing a major transformation in terms of teaching methodology, learning environment and technological innovation. Hence, built environment educational framework still in the midst of a philosophical shift from a behaviourist to a constructivist framework. At the...

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Published in:Journal of economic & management perspectives 2018-03, Vol.12 (1), p.420-426
Main Authors: Mohamed, Sarajul F, Islam, Rashidul, Yusof, Zakaria M, Misnan, Mohd S, Othman, Norazam, Ramly, Zuhaili M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Built environment
Classification
Computer engineering
Construction contracts
Distance learning
Educational psychology
Financial management
Higher education
Innovations
Online instruction
Open learning
R&D
Research & development
Teaching methods
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Summary:Malaysian Higher Education is experiencing a major transformation in terms of teaching methodology, learning environment and technological innovation. Hence, built environment educational framework still in the midst of a philosophical shift from a behaviourist to a constructivist framework. At the same time the introduction of MOOCs in the higher education has profound implication for the built environment education process ranging from technologies application in dealing with key issues of access, efficiency, pedagogy and quality. In the United Kingdom context, the opportunities offered by the open learning programmes of the College of Estate Management UK has long given quantity surveyors around the world the chance to qualify as Chartered Surveyors in their own countries. Currently, there is little evidence showing the efforts undertaken by Malaysian higher learning institutions to develop open learning materials in the quantity surveying educational framework. Therefore, this paper is seeking to examine the opportunities and challenges of MOOCs implementation in the quantity surveying educational framework, with reference to teaching methodology, students perception, and instruction. The potential benefits of developed quantity surveying related MOOCs are to create new model of project-based learning and also make it possible for industry practitioners to engage in learning at the university level.
ISSN:2523-5338
2523-5338