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EMOOCs 2014 Policy Track 3 - Mulder
EMOOCs 2014 Policy Track 3 - Mulder
Fred Mulder
UNESCO/ICDE Chair in OER at OUNL (former Rector OUNL 2000 2010) Chair EADTUs OpenupEd Initiative eMOOCs 2014 Panel Internationalization ... 11 February 2014 1 Lausanne
Internationalization: neo-Imperialism?
DEBATE
M-2009 World Conference (ICDE/EADTU) in Maastricht: Message to the 2009 UNESCO World Conference on HE > Debate on OER being a neo-imperialism instrument <
CONCLUSION
Different from books transported from Global North to South OER gives an opportunity to involve scholars on both sides (even experts who moved to the Global North) This can account for the social-economic and cultural context
QUESTION
Is this also valid for the MOOCs?
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CONSEQUENCES
Do not aim for uniformity, instead cherish diversity Be aware that diversity requires really including partners Partners should be committed to their own case in their own way
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VALUES
Diversity, Equity, Quality (OpenupEd Q-label)
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