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MOOCs: the New Educational Frontier of the 21st Century

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  • Calvo Elisabetta

    (Independent Consultant, Laboratorio Athena, Italy)

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Objective: Over and above being widespread in various sectors of the economy and fi-nance, the uncontrollable expansion of digital technology is also conquering areas reserved for education and training, going beyond the traditional models of demand / supply, frontal and long distance lectures. The article aims to analyse the phenomenon of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and how, together with new trends in the context of digital teaching, they can represent an incentive for universities to reflect on the changes that are taking place in educational policies and in academic culture, possibly re-evaluating their mission with the aim of improving the quality of content and learning experiences.

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  • Calvo Elisabetta, 2018. "MOOCs: the New Educational Frontier of the 21st Century," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 10(3), pages 103-124, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:vrs:joinma:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:103-124:n:6
    DOI: 10.2478/joim-2018-0019
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    Keywords

    MOOC (massive open on-line courses); Higher education; E-Learning; OER; Blended learning; Flipped class; Gamification; Professional training; Lifelong learning;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

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