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A Truly Cogent Analysis of MOOCs and Their Impact

admin November 14, 2012

Massively open online courses (MOOCs) are affecting the plate tectonics of higher ed. I encourage you to read this analysis by Clay Shirky. The first part of the post revisits Napster, but hang with it and you will see the parallels. We are facing some real disruptive change here…

http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2012/11/napster-udacity-and-the-academy/

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