The International Training Centre for International Labour Organisation (ITCILO) has always been a forerunner in innovation for development purposes. When I met
Alessia Messuti two weeks ago, she mentioned that ITCILO just published a
free report and toolkit on MOOCs for development. The report is 29 pages and gives a brief, yet well-founded description of the past 5 MOOCs which were implemented since 2015 in which the ITC was involved with (including a MOOC on '
Crowdsourcing for Development'), and the report also highlights the challenges (business model, quality assurance, access barriers, and facilitation & teaching support quality). The pedagogical MOOC design they used is also mentioned and what I really liked was their non-video approach, as this enabled much more learners in developing settings to engage with the MOOC material.
If you read the report and are interested in more information, Alessia also made a toolkit available for those who want to learn more than just the basics mentioned in the report. You can ask for a copy of the more expanded MOOCs4Dev toolkit by emailing
delta@itcilo.org .
It is a good read for all those in valuing the concept of education for all and what that means for MOOCs.
