Those in the MOOC business face a number of seemingly daunting challenges. What is the business model that can turn millions of subscribers into a profitable (or at least sustainable) business? How can the intimacy normally associated with learning be replicated in classrooms containing tens of thousands of students? Is there a solution to fundamental […]
Senior Year
Well it’s time to make those final decisions regarding which courses I’ll be taking for my “senior year” (which will run from October through the end of December). The original rules I set out for this Degree of Freedom involved taking to completion a number and range of courses equivalent to what would be required […]
Welcome FutureLearn
I had mentioned that MOOC news would be coming quickly during the first few months of this academic year. And while the kickoff of the new UK MOOC provider FutureLearn has been anticipated for quite some time, the announcement of their first set of courses means the US-centric nature of MOOCs is likely to give […]
Of MOOCs and Typos and Broken Links
I realize I’m kicking a gift horse in the teeth (not to mention mixing metaphors in mid-stream), but would it be too much trouble to release online courses free of the typographical errors and other mistakes that professors wouldn’t tolerate coming from their students? I appreciate that many MOOCs are put together quickly by teams […]
Interview with David Cox, Creator of HarvardX’s Fundamentals of Neuroscience MOOC
On this week’s podcast, I interview David Cox, Harvard Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Computer Science and the man behind MCB80x, a new HarvardX MOOC on the fundamentals of neuroscience. MCB80x starts next month, but buzz about the course has been growing, especially given Professor Cox’s plans to introduce new ways of interacting […]
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