How are Open Access publishing and Massive Open Online Courses disrupting the academic community?
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 10:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Supporters of open academic content have long touted its ability to widen the impact and productivity of scholarship while relieving cost pressures in academia. While the development of open-access (OA) publishing and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been labeled a disruption to publishing and the academic community, a new study finds that OA has a more tempered impact on scholarship while the impact of MOOCs on teaching is more severe.