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MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses or Massive and Often Obtuse Courses?

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Free and open often come to mind when discussing social learning. But what about the disconnect that can occur in the online learning environment? With Massive Open Online Courses being heralded as the next big thing by instructors, the learner's perspective has been overlooked. Presented are the pros and cons of MOOCs from the point of view of the student learner.

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            cover image eLearn
            eLearn  Volume 2011, Issue 8
            August 2011
            EISSN:1535-394X
            DOI:10.1145/2016016
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            • Published: 3 August 2011

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