Using MOOCs at Learning Centers in Northern Sweden

• Published in: The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
• Main Authors: Åsa Händel, Anders Norberg, Per Ödling
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Athabasca University Press 2015
• Subjects: MOOC; Learning center; glonacal; Pedagogical Work; Pedagogiskt arbete; Sciences Humaines et Sociales; Social Sciences and Humanities; edu; hisphilso; Arvidsjaur; Northern Sweden
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This paper describes the use of globally accessible Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs, for addressing the needs of lifelong learners at community learning centers in Northern Sweden, by the forming "glonacal" or "blended" MOOCs. The Scandinavian "study circle" concept...