Dewar, Uhomoibhi, Ross and Hutty (2014)

The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) phenomenon grew extensively since its humble beginnings among Open Courseware and educational experiments. This article explores the the decision to develop MOOCs in university within an emerging country. This literature review explores the development stage of creating MOOCs, by reviewing current trends set by universities and MOOC hosting platforms predominantly in more economically developed countries. The authors assess how developing MOOCs using previously tried methods could pose challenges for emerging countries and what prospects there are for MOOC development in these regions. The authors further explore the evolution of MOOC implementation methods, focusing on current methods used around the world, how implementation may challenge emerging nations and how future prospects may be developed. The authors concluded by speculating as to the future development and implementation of MOOCs in emerging nations.

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Dewar E, Uhomoibhi J, Ross M, Hutty D, MOOCs Development and Implementation:

The Challenges and Prospects for Higher Education in Emerging Countries, proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Software Process Improvement Research, Education and Training, INSPIRE 2014, Southampton, 2014