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Browse courses. Harvard plans to boldly go with 'Spocs' Image copyright Harvard X Keep up, keep up. If you've only just caught on to the concept of online university courses called Moocs, then you're in danger of falling behind again. Harvard, one of the world's most influential universities, is moving on to Spocs - which stands for small private online courses. Nothing to do with Star Trek and sombre Vulcans, but plenty to do with ambitions "to boldly go". And could these be the real deal? Moocs - massive open online courses - have been something of a hurricane in universities, making a lot of noise and promising to rip everything up. Pioneered by some of the most prestigious US universities, they have been re-packaging course units into online lessons and making them available to anyone with an internet connection.

But it's still not clear whether this is a passing storm or something that will fundamentally change how higher education is delivered. Small is beautiful Image copyright Jon Chase Enter the Spoc. National security Exam proof. OCW Consortium. Saylor.org – Free Online Courses Built by Professors. Canvas.net. MOOCs. Welcome to MOOC.CA ~ MOOC. FREE Online Study For Everyone - NEVER STOP LEARNING.