Technological developments and tertiary education delivery models - the arrival of MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses

This paper aims to assist the New Zealand Ministry of Education, the Tertiary Education Commission and other decision-makers in the tertiary education sector to gain a better understanding of the newer technology-enabled delivery models. It will also allow them to consider the impacts and the implications of them on learners, employers, tertiary education institutions and government. The paper uses the example of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and their associated trends, opportunities and challenges as a case study to illustrate these impacts and implications. It is a discussion paper an... Show more

Authors: Shrivastava, Avinash; Guiney, Peter

Published: Wellington, New Zealand, Tertiary Education Commission, 2014

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 42 p.

Access item: http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/tertiary_education/146849

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