Positioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting

Recent reports on xMOOCs indicated that underprivileged learners in need for higher education have minimally been reached by these courses. While the open access agenda is needed to reach such learners, most MOOCs were developed from societies that shifted toward the lifelong learning agenda. In thi...

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Main Author:	Bernard Nkuyubwatsi
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Published:	Commonwealth of Learning 2016
Subjects:	the open access agenda the lifelong learning agenda xmoocs developing setting open scholarship Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:88096ea3797d4decbaae19dfa4bfd97f2021-12-03T21:45:00ZPositioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/88096ea3797d4decbaae19dfa4bfd97f2016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/126https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550Recent reports on xMOOCs indicated that underprivileged learners in need for higher education have minimally been reached by these courses. While the open access agenda is needed to reach such learners, most MOOCs were developed from societies that shifted toward the lifelong learning agenda. In this paper, xMOOCs are positioned in both the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing country context. Findings from ten xMOOCs are presented and discussed. The findings suggested that two of the ten xMOOCs may contribute directly to the open access agenda and two xMOOCs may contribute indirectly to the same agenda. Nine xMOOCs were found to have the potential to contribute to the lifelong learning agenda. These findings may inform policies and practices that underpin opening up higher education and open education in general.Bernard NkuyubwatsiCommonwealth of Learningarticlethe open access agendathe lifelong learning agendaxmoocsdeveloping settingopen scholarshipTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 14-36 (2016)
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description	Recent reports on xMOOCs indicated that underprivileged learners in need for higher education have minimally been reached by these courses. While the open access agenda is needed to reach such learners, most MOOCs were developed from societies that shifted toward the lifelong learning agenda. In this paper, xMOOCs are positioned in both the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing country context. Findings from ten xMOOCs are presented and discussed. The findings suggested that two of the ten xMOOCs may contribute directly to the open access agenda and two xMOOCs may contribute indirectly to the same agenda. Nine xMOOCs were found to have the potential to contribute to the lifelong learning agenda. These findings may inform policies and practices that underpin opening up higher education and open education in general.
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title	Positioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting
title_short	Positioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting
title_full	Positioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting
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Positioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting

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