MOOCs and OER in the Global South: Problems and Potential

This paper examines the problems and potential of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Open Education Resources (OER) in the global South. Employing a systematic review of the research into the use of open online learning technologies in Southern contexts, we identify five interrelated themes eme...

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Autores principales:	Monty King, Mark Pegrum, Martin Forsey
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2018
Materias:	online learning MOOCs OER global South international education Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1633b4ec4059430d9c17a32effbdab2a2021-12-02T19:20:53ZMOOCs and OER in the Global South: Problems and Potential10.19173/irrodl.v19i5.37421492-3831https://doaj.org/article/1633b4ec4059430d9c17a32effbdab2a2018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3742https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This paper examines the problems and potential of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Open Education Resources (OER) in the global South. Employing a systematic review of the research into the use of open online learning technologies in Southern contexts, we identify five interrelated themes emerging from the literature: 1) access to the Internet; 2) participant literacies; 3) online pedagogies; 4) the context of content; and 5) the flow of knowledge between North and South. The significance of Southern voice and participation is addressed in the final section, which concludes that on balance, the literature offers a qualified endorsement of the potential and actualities of MOOCs and OER in the global South. The ongoing tendency for the research literature to pay little heed to the agency of the social actors with the most to gain from these innovations is noted, opening up space for further research into the lived experience of online learners in the global South. Monty KingMark PegrumMartin ForseyAthabasca University Pressarticleonline learningMOOCsOERglobal Southinternational educationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 19, Iss 5 (2018)
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description	This paper examines the problems and potential of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Open Education Resources (OER) in the global South. Employing a systematic review of the research into the use of open online learning technologies in Southern contexts, we identify five interrelated themes emerging from the literature: 1) access to the Internet; 2) participant literacies; 3) online pedagogies; 4) the context of content; and 5) the flow of knowledge between North and South. The significance of Southern voice and participation is addressed in the final section, which concludes that on balance, the literature offers a qualified endorsement of the potential and actualities of MOOCs and OER in the global South. The ongoing tendency for the research literature to pay little heed to the agency of the social actors with the most to gain from these innovations is noted, opening up space for further research into the lived experience of online learners in the global South.
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title	MOOCs and OER in the Global South: Problems and Potential
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MOOCs and OER in the Global South: Problems and Potential

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