Threats, Challenges, And Opportunities for Open Universities and Massive Online Open Courses in The Digital Revolution

Authors

  • Maria Nascimento Cunha Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidade de Aveiro
  • Tinashe Chuchu University of Pretoria
  • Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri University of the Free State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i12.13435

Keywords:

open universities, pedagogy, technology, the digital revolution., MOOCs

Abstract


In a world of sharp transformation driven by digital technologies, education is facing a paradigm shift that exposes vulnerabilities and threats of Open Education models in the face of the trend of commodification. This article seeks to offer useful insights into the threats, challenges, and opportunities for open universities and massive online open courses in the digital revolution. The methodology fol-lowed a systematic content review of literature. With the advent of the internet, we have verified a profound transformation in the way we communicate and produce within the academics. The digital revolution favored the freedom of access to information. The digital revolution poses challenges but also opens up unprecedented opportunities for democratization and accessibility. The transformation process of open universities has to maintain the referential of the profound incorporation of pedagogical and technological innovation based on research and seek new strategies of organization and definition of quality, to guarantee its relevance and leadership in the pursuit of the massification of higher education.

Author Biographies

Maria Nascimento Cunha, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidade de Aveiro

Maria Nascimento Cunha Ph.D. is a professor affiliated with the Management Sciences at the Universidade de Aveiro

Tinashe Chuchu, University of Pretoria

Dr Tinashe Chuchu is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing Management Department at the University of Pretoria 

Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri, University of the Free State

Dr Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Free State

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

Nascimento Cunha, M., Chuchu, T., & Maziriri, E. T. (2020). Threats, Challenges, And Opportunities for Open Universities and Massive Online Open Courses in The Digital Revolution. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(12), pp. 191–204. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i12.13435

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