Teacher Educators and Trainee Teachers' Attitude toward Online Teacher Education Courses

The purpose of the study was to explore the attitude toward Online Teacher Education Courses (OTECs). To that end, this study was carried out over the teacher educators and trainee teachers of Bangladesh Open University. Here, teacher educators represent the faculty members of the School of Education (SoE) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU), and trainee teachers represent the Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) students of BOU. A mixed research approach with triangulation was used to conduct the study with a descriptive survey, two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and one key personnel interview. Data were collected from a total of 602 teacher trainees (182 were M.Ed. students and 420 were B.Ed. students) and 12 teacher educators, selected through multiple sampling techniques. The  data revealed that the teacher educators and trainee teachers had a positive attitude towards online courses since the mean score of faculty members, M.Ed., and B.Ed. students of BOU were 3.60, 381, and 3.81, respectively. Considering all these aspects, this study suggested that SoE/BOU needs to decide rationally to shape its future Online Teacher Education Courses (OTECs). This research contributes to the basement of new knowledge through an explorative study with all the possible stakeholders covering the whole country of interest

THE CHALLENGES OF SECONDARY LEVEL BUSINESS EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH

This paper discusses challenges of secondary level business education in Bangladesh. In particular, it explores the challenges related to curriculum, pedagogy, infrastructure and assessment systems in school. We looked at the existing facilities in schools that teach business education, teaching strategies used in the classrooms as well as the perceptions of teachers and students towards business education.Using an online survey, data was collected from 101 respondents who are secondary level school teachers. Findings reveal that challenges are mainly related to curriculum, pedagogy, infrastructure, and assessment system. However, infrastructure and students’ attitude-related challenges are the greatest challenges. In addition, we find that most of the business studies classes are attended by more than 40 students, contributing to issues related to pedagogy, infrastructure and assessment. The study recommends that the present curriculum, infrastructure, and assessment procedure of business education at the secondary level need to be upgraded for effective secondary level business education in the country. Artikel ini membahas tantangan pendidikan bisnis tingkat menengah di Bangladesh. terkait dengan kurikulum, pedagogi, infrastruktur dan sistem penilaian di sekolah, khususnya dalam hal fasilitas sekolah untuk pendidikan bisnis, strategi pengajaran yang digunakan, serta persepsi guru dan siswa terhadap pendidikan bisnis. Metode yang digunakan survei online dari 101 guru sekolah menengah. Temuan mengungkapkan bahwa tantangan terutama terkait dengan kurikulum, pedagogi, infrastruktur, dan sistem penilaian. Namun, infrastruktur dan sikap siswa merupakan tantangan terbesar. Selain itu, jumlah siswa yang cukup besar, lebih dari 40 siswa, berkontribusi pada masalah yang berkaitan dengan pedagogi, infrastruktur, dan penilaian. Studi ini merekomendasikan bahwa kurikulum, infrastruktur, dan prosedur penilaian pendidikan bisnis di tingkat menengah perlu ditingkatkan efektivitasnya di negara tersebut

Attitude towards entrepreneurship development courses of MOOCs

Purpose – The purpose of the study was to explore the attitude of faculty members and students of two open universities – Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and Universitas Terbuka (UT) (Open University of Indonesia) towards entrepreneurship development courses of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Design/methodology/approach – The mixed-method research design was employed for this study. A self-structured survey questionnaire and focus group discussions (FGDs) were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. A total of 66 faculty members and 149 tertiary level students of BOU and UT were selected as respondents. These respondents were selected using purposive sampling techniques. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. Findings – The findings revealed that both universities' faculty members and students possessed a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship development courses of MOOCs (EDCM). However, this positive attitude of both groups was significantly different. Originality/value – The policy recommendations could provide a strategic approach to developing various types of courses within the MOOC, which are attractive as a means of developing entrepreneurship in Bangladesh and Indonesia. It also aggressively promotes EDCM for the academic community in particular and society, in general, to elaborate on their entrepreneurial spirit. Nevertheless, before introducing MOOCs, an empirical study regarding MOOCs readiness is essential for both universities

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