I just noticed that this wrap-up piece is actually the 200th posting of the year here at Degree of Freedom. As much fun as round numbers can be, I should mention that while my One Year BA is finishing up, that doesn’t mean this site is going to go dark. I’ve got some final deadlines […]
Archives for January 2014
MOOCs and Independent Learners – 2
When this project began year ago, there were over 400 MOOC courses to choose from and today that number is closer to 600. And if you add to that the number of other means of obtaining free college-level learning (such as curated courses from Saylor.org or lecture-based classes from iTunes U and elsewhere), we are […]
MOOCs and Intependant Learners – 1
Happy New Year all! With this project winding towards the finish line, I’d like to spend the next few days talking not about the people who made the MOOCs but those of us who take them. As I have pointed out a number of times, I began this project as a cautious optimist over what […]