期刊名称：She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation
印刷版ISSN：2405-8726
出版年度：2018
卷号：4
期号：3
页码：275-292
DOI：10.1016/j.sheji.2018.06.002
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractThe popularity of design thinking is soaring, both as an approach to innovation and as a tool for non-designers seeking to gain a strategic edge over the competition. As more and more people take advantage of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to bolster their skill sets, it comes as no surprise that design thinking courses have cropped up across various disciplines worldwide, in formal and informal educational settings. In this article, we report on our research into design thinking courses available to anyone online. Our study explored and categorized the different types of design thinking MOOCs available in June 2017. It reveals the what (content), how (pedagogy and assessment), and why of online design thinking courses. The findings we discuss here can support design thinking education not only via the web, but also more generally.Highlights•The article explores the different types of design thinking MOOCs available to support the teaching and assessment of design thinking.•There is a presentation and analysis of thewhat(content),how(pedagogy and assessment), andwhyof design thinking as taught through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).•Current design thinking MOOCs do not provide an increase in complexity of knowledge and understanding one would get from an undergraduate or master’s degree.•There are opportunities for universities to create their own introductory design thinking MOOCs that present their degrees to prospective students.
