@article{1453573,
      recid = {1453573},
      author = {King, Irwin, and Lee, Wei-I.},
      title = {A decade of MOOCs and beyond: platforms, policies,  pedagogy, technology, and ecosystems with an emphasis on  Greater China /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (187 p.)},
      year = {2023},
      note = {4.1 Introduction},
      abstract = {This book is an academic publication about the global  development of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and  major MOOC platforms worldwide in the past decade, as well  as the outlook of MOOCs in the future, with an emphasis on  Greater China. The book also discusses the upsurge of the  demand for online learning and MOOCs during the COVID-19  pandemic. The book is divided into three main parts - Part  I: Overview of MOOCs introduces the origin and history of  MOOCs and the development of MOOC platforms in Greater  China and the global context; Part II: Key Issues discuss  the MOOC policies, innovative pedagogy, technology, and  ecosystems worldwide; and Part III: Beyond MOOCs probes  into the roles and benefits of MOOCs in times of crises, as  well as the outlook of MOOCs in the future. In terms of  topic diversity, the book contains a comprehensive  investigation of the past and latest MOOC developments,  extracting and elaborating on relevant information  regarding platforms, policies, pedagogy, technology, and  ecosystems. Subsequently, in-depth analyses of MOOC data  are utilized to deduce the current trends related to the  MOOC movement and to extrapolate the likeliest direction of  development for MOOCs in the years to come. The book can  inform policymakers, education institutions, course  instructors, platform developers, investors, researchers,  and individual learners of MOOCs about critical information  on the present and future of MOOC development, assisting  them in making crucial decisions on what initiatives can  optimize their advantages in the sector.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1453573},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15241-2},
}