Opportunities and challenges of MOOCs: perspectives from Asia
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The recent growth of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has led to discussions of technology-based instruction revolutionizing traditional higher-education teaching. Here we analyze the origin of MOOCs, as well as trends in education initiated by these courses, and compare them with OpenCourseWare (OCW), YouTube EDU, iTunes U. Specifically, this paper will discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by MOOCs, from the perspective of Asian countries, with reference to economics, culture, language, and instruction.
El reciente crecimiento de los Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos (conocido por su acrónimo en inglés MOOCs) ha dado lugar al debate sobre cómo el aprendizaje basado en las tecnologías está revolucionando la educación tradicional universitaria. En este trabajo analizamos el origen de los MOOCs, así como las tendencias iniciadas por estos cursos, comprando OpenCourseWare (OCW), YouTube EDU e iTunes U. En concreto, este trabajo analiza las oportunidades y retos que presentan los MOOCs, desde la perspectiva de los países asiáticos, desde el punto de vista económico, cultural, idiomático y de formación.
El reciente crecimiento de los Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos (conocido por su acrónimo en inglés MOOCs) ha dado lugar al debate sobre cómo el aprendizaje basado en las tecnologías está revolucionando la educación tradicional universitaria. En este trabajo analizamos el origen de los MOOCs, así como las tendencias iniciadas por estos cursos, comprando OpenCourseWare (OCW), YouTube EDU e iTunes U. En concreto, este trabajo analiza las oportunidades y retos que presentan los MOOCs, desde la perspectiva de los países asiáticos, desde el punto de vista económico, cultural, idiomático y de formación.
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