How Have MOOCs Been Portrayed in the New Zealand Public Media?

Autor/inn/en	Rowan, Yvonne; Hartnett, Maggie
Titel	How Have MOOCs Been Portrayed in the New Zealand Public Media?
Quelle	In: Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 23 (2019) 2, S.25-41 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1179-7665
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Mass Media Effects; Newspapers; Higher Education; Educational Change; Reputation; Change Agents; Commercialization; Teaching Methods; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Newspaper; Zeitung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Neuseeland
Abstract	Reports of massive open online courses (MOOCs) appeared in mainstream news in the early 2010s with messages of potential disruption to existing higher education systems. Several years on, the role of MOOCs is still evolving. The media has the power to influence acceptance of new ideas, therefore this research investigates New Zealand news media representations of MOOCs to the public. A document analysis of 27 newspaper articles published in New Zealand's mainstream media between January 2012 and December 2016 revealed similar results to those published in overseas research, in that MOOCs are predominantly reported to be a catalyst for necessary change in higher education, and discussions are consistent with the theme of commodification of higher education. Previously published overseas research focuses on the relationships between MOOCs and elite universities, whereas this research reveals that MOOCs are considered to be experimental in New Zealand's higher education system. Although the New Zealand media presents a more balanced perspective than that revealed in overseas research, dominant themes of MOOCs as revolutionising higher education are likely to boost the public's acceptance of radical changes to existing higher education structures. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	DEANZ: New Zealand Association for Open, Flexible and Distance Learning. Open Polytechnic, 3 Cleary Street Private Bag 31914, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand. Tel: +64-3-345-8246; Web site: http://www.jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01