Title:	ONLINE GRADUATE DEGREES: PERCEPTIONS OF MOROCCAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Author(s):	Karima Slamti and Layla Ajrouh
ISBN:	978-989-8533-88-3
Editors:	Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaias
Year:	2019
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Online Education, Online Degrees, Personal Development, University Students, Academic and Professional Life, Future Career
Type:	Short Paper
First Page:	257
Last Page:	260
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Online education is one of the new approaches emerging around the world, and particularly this adopted approach targets to build students’ future career. This study aims at identifying the university students’ perceptions of online education and the extent to which online degrees are credible for their academic and professional life. Online degrees are now implemented in higher education worldwide; however, this type of education is new and rarely operational in Moroccan universities. Qualitative data were collected and analyzed through a semi-structured interview in which 53 university students participated, from9 Moroccan higher education institutions. This exploratory study seeks to examine the students’ perceptions about theuse and enrollment in online programs specifically those offered by their institutions and that yield to e-degrees. The results of this current study indicate that most students use only free online programs for their personal development as complementary to their studies. Interviewees expressed their worry towards the acceptability and credibility that the holders of online degrees may encounter in the Moroccan job market. They also revealed that the Moroccan higher education still lacks solid, developed and useful online platforms, such as MOOCs, to use beyond the educational environment entities. Thus, the present research urges further studies with Moroccan employers to probe their perceptions towards hiring students with online degrees.
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