Wherefore Art Thou MOOC: Defining Massive Open Online Courses

Trend Report: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

There have been many stories prophesying changes in how we learn with technology. ’MOOC’ could be one of them or it might turn out to be a real game changer. Some initially weak signals become more central and turn mainstream over time, others not. Great ideas cannot thrive by themselves; research, development, evaluation, deployment, procurement are activities planned and performed by interdep...

The What, How and Wherefore Art Thou?

Issues relating to training design, evaluation and transfer are relevant to the Australian alcohol and other drugs (AOD) field due to their virtual absence from the literature. Whilst the AOD field has attempted to identify the composition and roles of frontline AOD workers, efforts to identify, measure and respond to workplace factors that may enhance or inhibit the transfer of training outcom...

Platelet integrin signaling: wherefore art thou?

Such differences in white blood cell (WBC) count could clearly impact on disease course. Ahuja and colleagues previously reported that DARC-null individuals show increased susceptibility to HIV infection, but slower HIV disease progression once infected. 2 In this issue of Blood, Kulkarni et al examine associations among WBC count, DARC genotype, and survival in a large natural history cohort o...

Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a new addition to the open educational provision. They are offered mainly by prestigious universities on various commercial and non-commercial MOOC platforms allowing anyone who is interested to experience the world class teaching practiced in these universities. MOOCs have attracted wide interest from around the world. However, learner demographics in MO...