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This chapter examines the proliferation of online courses in today’s society, mainly massive open online courses (MOOCs). MOOCs have become a ubiquitous feature of the knowledge society. What do Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) do? They can range from a few to hundreds of thousands of students. Open means free or low cost to all. It is argued that open access is essential to reaching those with limited means, and may be MOOCs most powerful contribution to those with limited means. Online means freely accessible on the Internet. Courses can be standard (time delimited) or student self-paced. Courses come in two basic models: cooperative and expert. In addition, currently most courses are in English, thus presenting global access problems, but courses are being developed in other languages, such as Spanish, Chinese, French and Arabic.
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McClure, M.W. (2016). Investing in MOOCs: “Frenemy” Risk and Information Quality. In: Zajda, J., Rust, V. (eds) Globalisation and Higher Education Reforms. Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28191-9_6
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