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MOOCs – what are they and why should we bother?
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MOOCs – what are they and why should we bother?

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Nick • 4 Comments

Massive Online Open Courses are clearly the political flavour of the month – but should  geoscientists get involved? The brainchild of two Artificial Intelligence academics at Stanford, who responded to massive demand for their courses by uploading them open access to the web, ‘MOOCs’ have been variously hailed as a revolution in Higher Education, a … Continue reading →

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