Multinational MOOCs
'' The rapid expansion of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has left many in international higher education asking how they can compete. With elite American universities dominating the emerging market, will foreign institutions be left behind?
“If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” some have decided. The California-based MOOC provider Coursera counts eight foreign institutions among its 33 university partners. Meanwhile, 12 universities in the United Kingdom have launched a new MOOC platform of their own. The Open University, a distance education institution based in London, recently announced the formation of Futurelearn in partnership with Cardiff and Lancaster Universities; the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, East Anglia, Exeter, Leeds, Southampton, St Andrews and Warwick; and King’s College, University of London.
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/22/foreign-universities-consider-how-best-enter-mooc-market#ixzz2IiOFlTil Inside Higher Ed ''
The Honourable Schoolboy
cf also http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/4-things-netbooks-might-teach-us-about-moocs
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