MOOCs

  • Welcome to the Edu-Factory Collective

    We are amidst a great thaw, where the taboo topic of academic exploitation, once privatized and blamed on “failed” individual scholars, is being rendered unavoidable and recognized as a systemic and pervasive problem. More accurately, the university’s most vulnerable academic… Continue reading

    Welcome to the Edu-Factory Collective
  • Reblog: What is the mission of Higher Education Institution and MOOCs?

    Originally posted on Learner Weblog: “Can we assume that our education system (including most MOOCs) is primarily built on a behavioral/instructivist model of education? Teachers are expected to motivate students, keep them interested in class & in school, and ensure… Continue reading

  • 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

    MOOC, Online Education and its future | Learner Weblog
  • Connectivism: Theory, Hypothesis, or Description?

    You can imagine my surprise that when I started to read around this notion of connectivism, I started off thinking that it was indeed “a learning theory for the digital age” (Siemens, 2005) to conclude that  in its current form, the… Continue reading

    Connectivism: Theory, Hypothesis, or Description?
  • Bill Gates Has a Solution for Higher Education: Yoda | Inside Higher Ed

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: If I may mix metaphors, I am weakened by my Kryptonite: Star Wars. I have done a number of talks on Philosophy & Star Wars. The one I liked the best… Continue reading

    Bill Gates Has a Solution for Higher Education: Yoda | Inside Higher Ed
  • About Us | Open Culture

    I cannot sing the praises of this site enough. Go there and look around good friend of the Ether. What is Open Culture’s Mission? Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web… Continue reading