Can the Ugly Duckling of ODL be Transformed into a Swan? The MOOC Effect

dc.contributor.author	Kanwar, Asha
dc.coverage.placeName	South Africa	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Africa	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Pan-Commonwealth	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-27T01:37:21Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-27T01:37:21Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10-04
dc.description.abstract	Public Lecture, University of South Africa (Unisa), Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 October 2013 by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning // Or more pertinently for us,‘Can the ugly duckling of ODL be transformed into a swan? What is the MOOC Effect? As you know, as distance educators we have been constantly working towards ‘parity of esteem’ with a system of higher education which goes back 900 years. In many developing countries ODL is still regarded as a second chance and second choice option. MOOCs, a form of distance learning has captured global media attention in the past two years. Will some of this high profile rub off on more traditional ODL provision?	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1165
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.subject	Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)	en_US
dc.subject	Higher Education	en_US
dc.subject	Open and Distance Learning (ODL)	en_US
dc.title	Can the Ugly Duckling of ODL be Transformed into a Swan? The MOOC Effect	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US