Is MOOC more than just a buzzword? | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional - 0 views
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David Jennings on 19 Sep 12Views the MOOC hype with a slightly sceptical eye and pours some cold water on some of the more extreme speculations. "MOOCs will not inherently gut faculty positions in higher education. They do not have automation and robot grading built into their conceptual structure. They certainly offer the capacity for these things, if backed by scale and prestige and neoliberal values of efficiency and market niche domination"