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Abstract:
This paper provides an introduction to [massive open online course] MOOCs with a special focus on distance educators and institutions. The paper begins with a short description of the characteristic of the four words included in the MOOC acronym and then tries to show how each contributes to the complexity of this education phenomena. The paper concludes with discussions of MOOC business models and the implications for open and distance education institutions.
Subjects: Technology; Teaching and learning; Higher education; Participation
Keywords: Distance education; Online learning; Delivery system; Open learning
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Published: [Vancouver, British Columbia]: [Commonwealth of Learning], 2013
Physical description: 9 p.
Access item:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130902190008/http://www.col.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/MOOCsPromisePeril_Anderson.pdf
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