MOOC
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Your Own Historical Jesus
Who was the historical Jesus of Nazareth? What did he actually say and do, as contrasted with what early Christians (e.g., Paul and the Gospel writers) believed that he said and did? What did the man Jesus actually think of… Continue reading
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Gospel of Thomas – Yale Online
Part of being a self directed learner who seeks out what interests you and hopefully makes you a better person, is finding bits and pieces of solid thinking on line. And so much sift through! There are a gajillion bits… Continue reading
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MOOC, Online Education and its future | Learner Weblog
Misunderstanding, lack of common “goals” among various institutions and professors, and differing interests in schools of education and pedagogy have all left people mixing MOOCs with online education. To me, this is only part of the “wicked problems” especially when disruptive… Continue reading
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Before MOOCs, ‘Colleges of the Air’ – The Conversation – The Chronicle of Higher Education
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Karl Jaspers and a number of other professors gave radio lectures and then television lectures. I recall my great friend, Richard Owsley, telling me that while he studied at the… Continue reading
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Originally posted on The MOOC Experience: Social media and digital learning environments are now combined. As part of the MOOC experience, students are requested to join debates and course’s topics on social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter or Google +.… Continue reading
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The Three Horsemen of the MOOCpocaplypse
A small foray into the political after a few weeks of mostly concentrating on spirituality. But not too far in as my concern is prompted by my contemplation. I want to thank my good brother Lance W. for pointing out… Continue reading
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MOOCs as capital-biased technological change
Last week my Twitter feed briefly turned into a kind of massively open online course about MOOCs, in response to this thoughtful critique by Aaron Bady of an earlier post by Clay Shirky advancing an optimistic view of the role that… Continue reading
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The End of the University as We Know It – Nathan Harden – The American Interest Magazine
One of the biggest barriers to the mainstreaming of online education is the common assumption that students don’t learn as well with computer-based instruction as they do with in-person instruction. There’s nothing like the personal touch of being in a… Continue reading
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Coursera & the Future of Yesterday
A nice overview of what a motivated person got out of a Coursera offering on Greek & Roman mythology. Makes me want to do it and possibly see which of my friends would like to do it with me. The… Continue reading
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The end of the university « Andrew Taggart
Nice meditation on a favorite subject of mine: where exactly higher education may be going in the globalized Society of Control. Taggart asks some good questions and is moving toward an intriguing elucidation: …any serious threat to the status quo… Continue reading
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