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09.08.2016 GLU in Asia: the Alumni, the Network and the University Possibilities of Online Education Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lorenzen, HWR Berlin 1 09.08.2016 Massive Open Online Courses - MOOCs global outreach 3 GLU MOOCs:


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„GLU in Asia: the Alumni, the Network and the University“

Possibilities of Online Education

  • Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lorenzen, HWR Berlin
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  • Massive Open Online Courses - MOOCs

„global outreach“

  • 3 GLU MOOCs:

– Workers’ Rights in a Global Economy (has run 2x) – Decent Work in Global Supply Chains (upcoming

Nov./Dec. 2016)

– Wage Policies and Wage Setting (upcoming Nov./Dec.

2016)

  • also… MOOC specialties…

– International Labour Standards: How to use them

English French Spanish

  • Localizing the MOOC – Tutoring Course
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  • Concept of MOOCs

– Approx. 7 Chapters / weeks – Each Chapter has Units + Exercises/Assignments – The MOOC offered 3 forms of participation:

  • Audit Track – “simple participation”
  • Audit track with Statement of Participation: completion of

80% of the video lectures and quizzes, 29€ fee.

  • Certificate Track with Certificate of Accomplishment:

Completion of 80% of material, Completion peer review assignment (including evaluation of 7 peer answers), Completion of the Multiple Choice, 49 € fee.

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Workers’ Rights in a Global Economy - Content

1. History and concept of Global Workers’ Rights 2. Introduction to International Labour Standards 3. Supervision and interpretation of International Labour Standards 4. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 5. Access to rights for workers in informal and precarious employment 6. Company responsibility to respect ILS: Norms, Standards, Principles 7. Trade union strategies to promote ILS in a Global Economy 8. Certificate of Accomplishment Exam

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Decent Work in Global Supply Chains - Content

1. Intro 2. Strategies of TNCs 3. TNCs – The Contested Terrain of Labour 4. CSR and Voluntary Self-Regulation 5. Global Supply Chains and Trade Union Networks 6. The National and International Regulatory Framework 7. Trade and Investment Rules 8. Strategic Corporate Research and Campaigning 9. Global Framework Agreements 10. Trade Union Strategies in GSC: Input from around the World 11. Trade Union Strategies in GSC: Group Work 12. Workshop: Trade Union Strategies in GSC

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Wage Politics and Wage Setting

  • 1. The overall political economy of wages
  • 2. Collective Bargaining
  • 3. Minimum Wages
  • 4. Challenges for wage setting? Fair wages? Wage

setting in an unfair world

  • 5. Workers’ strategies and campaign for minimum

wages, collective bargaining and decent wages

  • 6. Macroeconomic policies, wages and development
  • 7. Final Exam
  • Massive Open Online Courses - MOOCs

„global outreach“

  • 3 GLU MOOCs:

– Workers’ Rights in a Global Economy (has run 2x) – Decent Work in Global Supply Chains (upcoming

Nov./Dec. 2016)

– Wage Policies and Wage Setting (upcoming Nov./Dec.

2016)

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  • MOOCs – Going local

Localizing the MOOC – Tutoring Course:

Sharing input /chapters from MOOCs with local groups, for capacity building Local workshops: https://iversity.org/en/my/courses/workers-rights-in- a-global-economy-march-2016/lesson_units/59499 Follow local workshops on GLU website; http://www.global-labour- university.org/399.html GLU vouchers for MOOC participation

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