@article{liyanagunawardena_impact_2013, title = {The impact and reach of {MOOCs}: {A} developing countries’ perspective}, volume = {33}, issn = {1887-1542}, shorttitle = {The impact and reach of {MOOCs}}, url = {http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/32452/1/In-depth_33_1.pdf}, abstract = {Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a recent but hugely popular phenomenon in the online learning world. They are hailed by many as a solution for the developing world’s lack of access to education because MOOCs can provide learning opportunities to a massive number of learners from anywhere in the world as long as they can access the course through Internet. However, a close consideration of the ability of learn- ers from most developing countries to make use of MOOCs seems to contradict this rhetoric. This paper discusses features of MOOCs and looks at them from a developing countries’ perspective to conclude that due to a complicated set of conditions (‘access’, language, computer literacy among others) prevailing in developing countries, MOOCs may not be a viable solution for education for a large proportion of people in these ar- eas of the world. The paper further shows the need for more data on the demograph- ics of MOOC participants from developing countries to form a better understanding of MOOCs role in educating people from developing countries.}, language = {en}, journal = {eLearning Papers}, author = {Liyanagunawardena, T. and Williams, S. and Adams, A.}, year = {2013}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:IHCKZLJS 2339240:KUBQWJSR 2339240:U3ZRM9IM 2339240:YQA2VAY4 2405685:4RBFSPKP 2405685:DNM3JPK6 2405685:T92PBF4M 2405685:V86AWP3A 2405685:WBWECXQ5 2534378:AD45N862}, keywords = {C:Low- and middle-income countries, NOTdocs.opendeved.net, \_\_\_working\_potential\_duplicate, ⛔ No DOI found}, pages = {38--46}, }