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2012 - The year of the MOOCs?

Posted by Jenneke Lokhoff and Rosa Becker at Jan 10, 2013 12:21 PM | Permalink

Filed under: United Kingdom, United States, International higher education market

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As usual a lot can happen in a year, and for 2012 this was not different. One of the developments that was highlighted by the end of the year by an initiative in the UK is the emergence of top universities offering free online courses. Can 2012 be baptised – among others – the year of the MOOCs (massive open online courses)?

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