@misc {
	attachments = {2013_KanwarA_UglyDucklingODL_Slides.pdf, 2013_KanwarA_UglyDucklingODL_Transcript.pdf},
	title = {Can the ugly duckling of ODL be transformed into a swan? The MOOC effect},
	author = {Kanwar, Asha},
	abstract = {Public Lecture, University of South Africa (Unisa), Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 October 2013 by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning // Or more pertinently for us,‘Can the ugly duckling of ODL be transformed into a swan? What is the MOOC Effect? As you know, as distance educators we have been constantly working towards ‘parity of esteem’ with a system of higher education which goes back 900 years. In many developing countries ODL is still regarded as a second chance and second choice option. MOOCs, a form of distance learning has captured global media attention in the past two years. Will some of this high profile rub off on more traditional ODL provision?},
	year = {2013},
	month = {10/2013},
	publisher = {Commonwealth of Learning (COL)},
	country = {Canada},
	url = {http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1165},
	refereed = {does not apply},
	keywords = {higher education, MOOC, ODL},
}