If MOOCs are so great, how come no one has been sued over them yet? This sentiment is meant mostly in jest. I say “mostly” because creators of other great innovations and new industries in the past have only been seen to have “made it” when someone finds them worth dragging into court. While the […]
Archives for October 2013
MOOC Assignments – Screwing Up
I can’t tell you how exciting it’s been to actually blow some questions in my most recent MOOC assignment. I’ve talked before about how assessment and other scored exercises tend to get short shrift within many MOOCs. In some cases, this manifests itself as test questions or homework assignments that are ambiguously worded or confusing. […]
Stephen Downes
Anyone who has played this side of the street for even a little while will have run into Stephen Downes, one of the earliest participants in something that can (and was) called a MOOC and tireless champion for the vision of connectivist learning that makes up the “c” in “cMOOC” (which contrasts with the xMOOCs […]
Procrastination – MOOCs and Timing
During a month which requires juggling 6-7 classes, I seem to be doing the same thing I did last time the timing of courses reached this level of concentration: blowing off my Udacity class. Previously, it was Udacity’s Intro to Statistics that I stretched out for weeks and months until I finally made it a […]
MOOC-ing Together – Personal Experiences
Given that pace required to learn the equivalent of a liberal arts BA in just twelve months using only MOOCs and other forms of free learning, the time I’ve dedicated to learning within a community has been fairly minimal. I’ve commented previously on the lack of reward for participating in discussion forums (although if and […]