A study on the effective use of digital media in higher education: Adoption

Adoption and utilization of the OCW (Open Course Ware)

Abstract

In higher education, the rapid deployment of the“Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)" or the “Open Course Ware (OCW)" in recent years attracts attention. These online education tools have various competitive advantages. On the other hand, there is still challenges for the development of the utilization form and educational methods of the OCW. “Learning is participation in a Practice Community". For the use of the OCW, a formation of a leaning community based on the design of learning through experience is effective. This paper examines the adoption and educational effects of the OCR in higher education, as well as scrutinizing the application of the OCR towards an enlightening process of learning through experience.