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Enter the Anti-MOOCs: The Reinvention of Online Learning as a Form of Social Commentary
Century Virtual Academy. The teacher reports
frustrations in not being able to read
students' body language to better understand
their learning needs.
xED Book go.nmc.org/xed (Dave
Cormier, George Siemens, and Bonnie
Stewart, Accessed 2 January 2013.) George
Siemens and two education researchers are
writing a book that will discuss how the Internet
is restructuring knowledge and the
implications for MOOCs. They are currently
chronicling their ideas on this site.
The Year of the MOOC go.nmc.
org/moo (Laura Pappano, The New York
Times, 2 November 2012.) Over the past
year, MOOC development has become a
major trend. This article examines the current
higher education institutions and organizations
offering MOOCs, discussing their
strategies and the challenges each are facing.
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Guthrie, Doug. (2013). Forbes. “MOOCs
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