A Snapshot of MOOCs in Hospitality and Tourism

• Peter Ryan ^[1] ; Laurel Horton-Tognazzi ^[1]
  1. [1] Australian School of Management
• Localización: Journal of hospitality and tourism education, ISSN 1096-3758, Vol. 28, Nº. 2, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Papers from ICHRIE Conferences in 2015), págs. 107-112
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a significant disruptive innovation in the current higher education environment. Although the media and academia often make sweeping generalizations about MOOCs, ranging from a utopian to dystopian future, such hyperbole about innovations is common and often misguided. Critics focus on poor completion rates, typically less than 10%, whereas pundits laud the massive and global enrollments. This research note helps ground the hyperbole, reviewing MOOCs in the broad discipline of hospitality and tourism and providing a snapshot of the MOOCs currently on offer.