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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Countries that currently attract foreign students to their shores will need to brace for the impact on their local economies, as an ever-increasing proportion of students choose to gain an international education without leaving their home country.

OER 279
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Countries that currently attract foreign students to their shores will need to brace for the impact on their local economies, as an ever-increasing proportion of students choose to gain an international education without leaving their home country.

OER 224
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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] February 3-4, 2011 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy , Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. link] February 14-17, 2011 Education 2011-2021 : Global Challenges and Perspectives of Blended and Distance Education presented by DE Hub and the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA), Sydney, Australia.