Abstract
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) provides a flexible and engaging learning environment. A MOOC in Apparel Technology facilitates a comprehensive e-Learning platform, with a variety of instructional videos and technical resources, which will foster a technical foundation in pattern cutting and sewing for learners. Apparel technology is a core skill for fashion design students; however, universities only address a limited range of construction techniques within their curriculum. Students work towards model size apparel for their graduate fashion shows, which limit the learner’s knowledge in developing apparel for different body shapes. A MOOC in Apparel Technology would facilitate learners with the skills and knowledge to develop apparel for different sizes and figure shapes, with fit assessment and problem-based forums on fit solutions. With many retailers now providing a global platform for the sales of clothing, the sizing of women’s clothing is an area of concern in the fashion industry, ‘one size does not fit all’. The inconsistencies in garment sizing can contribute to the dissatisfaction of garment fit, leaving women unable to find, or know, what size fits their body shape. MOOC incorporates an innovative design and e-Learning platform, in a less structured approach, which harnesses learning in an interactive setting, with online interactions prompting learners to collaborate, share ideas and examples, in a less structured environment.
Highlights
Global retail sales were projected to amount to around 30 trillion U.S dollars by 2023, up from approximately 23 trillion U.S dollars in 2017 [1], with the market's largest segment being Women's Apparel, with a market volume of US$994,321m in 2020 [2]
The online sales of clothing, accessories and footwear in the UK was GBP 16.2 billion in 2017, with an estimated growth rate of 17.2% for the following years; over 60% of fashion items are returned by customers [3]. This significantly high figure of returns is considered as a big problem in the fashion industry, and retailers are continuously seeking for a solution to this
Body scanning has become integral to the development and evolution of the fashion industry in the sizing of clothing, with National databases of body measurements offering refined data sets, which can be used with Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Management (CAM) systems, to enable quicker and more accurate development of patterns and virtual try-on
Summary
Global retail sales were projected to amount to around 30 trillion U.S dollars by 2023, up from approximately 23 trillion U.S dollars in 2017 [1], with the market's largest segment being Women's Apparel, with a market volume of US$994,321m in 2020 [2]. Gill [4] states that automated pattern development directly from body measurement has been steadily developing, the fundamental constriction, affecting the more widespread application of automated pattern construction, is in the establishment of more direct relationships between body and garment, within the context of learning about pattern construction. To date, no such methods have the ability to provide direct translation of body scans in to accurate pattern shapes. Schofield [8] confirms disconnects between anthropometric measures and size charts contribute to discrepancies between the garments and the consumers that they are intended to fit
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: International Journal of Information and Education Technology
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
