How free online courses are changing the traditional liberal arts education — from PBS.org
As tuition costs continue to rise, it seems counterintuitive that professors at top universities would give away their courses for free. But that’s exactly what they’re doing, on web-based platforms known as “Massive Open Online Courses.” Spencer Michels reports on how a boom in online learning could change higher education.
I’ve been tagging interesting articles and websites since 2011 here on Diigo. My co-author, Bonnie Stewart, has been tagging MOOC articles here on Delicious. If you don’t feel like reading hundreds of articles, Sir John Daniel provides a solid analysis of MOOCs. Don’t forget to look at the peer reviewed MOOC articles. Several colleagues have found Clay “the McGuyver of MP3 metaphors – explaining all phenomenon in the world through the lens of MP3?s and Napster since 1999? Shirky’s evaluation of MOOCs helpful: Napster, Udacity, and the Academy.
Beyond the MOOC Hype: Answers to the five biggest MOOC questions (Part 1) — from the EvoLLLution NewsWire
Beyond the MOOC hype: Answers to the five biggest MOOC questions (Part 2) – from the EvoLLLution NewsWire
MOOCS, online learning, and the wrong conversation — from insidehighered.com by Joshua Kim
- Where are your institution’s strengths?
- What do you want to be known for?
- Where have your faculty made a name for themselves in research and in global conversations?
- Can you use MOOCS to grow awareness of your strengths?
- Can you use blended and online learning to aggregate demand for degree programs in your specialization?
- Can you find mechanisms to invest in faculty, scholarship, courses, and teaching and learning?
- Lessons learned from wrestling with a MOOC – from The Chronicle by Robert Talbert