Everyone loves to talk about MOOCs. Here's an article that I enjoyed reading, again from the NY Times. It's informative and seemed unbiased. Check it out.
Yes, a nice article. I found it interesting that there were some fun and creative ideas involved in the course but that, in general, the class didn't rise to the MOOC hype as a solution of a variety of higher education problems. In particular the instructor (of course) was not available to the thousands of students and there was a lot of inconsistent student-teaching-student interaction.
An online article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed on who is funding the MOOC exploration: http://chronicle.com/article/Major-Players-in-the-MOOC/138817/
And how about this quote: "No MOOC can give young minds the in-person experience of working directly with older experts to create, deepen, and connect ideas." Well said,
Is there a version of the Chronicle link (above) that doesn't require subscription to the Chronicle of Higher Ed? II used to have a subscription ... but that was a long time ago... :-)
Another nice article from The Chronicle -- sort of a reality check -- http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2013/04/23/before-moocs-colleges-of-the-air/
The possibilities offered by current technology are exciting. But learning and education still require engaging the subject and grappling with the ideas. MOOCs can only get us so far in that direction.
Yes, a nice article. I found it interesting that there were some fun and creative ideas involved in the course but that, in general, the class didn't rise to the MOOC hype as a solution of a variety of higher education problems. In particular the instructor (of course) was not available to the thousands of students and there was a lot of inconsistent student-teaching-student interaction.
ReplyDeleteStill, I'd like to try a MOOC....
An online article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed on who is funding the MOOC exploration:
ReplyDeletehttp://chronicle.com/article/Major-Players-in-the-MOOC/138817/
Yes, there are some folks looking to make big, big money off these.
ReplyDeleteHow about this opinion essay by Daniel R. Porterfield:
http://chronicle.com/article/2013-Year-of-the-Seminar/138799/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
And how about this quote: "No MOOC can give young minds the in-person experience of working directly with older experts to create, deepen, and connect ideas." Well said,
Is there a version of the Chronicle link (above) that doesn't require subscription to the Chronicle of Higher Ed? II used to have a subscription ... but that was a long time ago... :-)
ReplyDeleteAnother nice article from The Chronicle -- sort of a reality check --
ReplyDeletehttp://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2013/04/23/before-moocs-colleges-of-the-air/
The possibilities offered by current technology are exciting. But learning and education still require engaging the subject and grappling with the ideas. MOOCs can only get us so far in that direction.