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Interview with Huntington Lambert, Dean of Continuing Education at Harvard

June 21, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews

After a week of looking at the internal use of MOOCs within the college campus, we’re joined by Huntington Lambert, Harvard’s new Dean of Continuing Education. Along with programs like Harvard Summer School, the Division of Continuing Education oversees the Harvard Extension School where professors experienced in teaching adult learners have been the source for […]

MOOCs: Room for Criticism

June 20, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning

One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about plunging into the MOOC phenom is the willingness of those involved with it to listen to news both good and bad – both praise and criticism – with an open mind. You have to understand that this experience is rather new, having worked in or with a […]

MOOCs and the Global Classroom

June 19, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning

While the opportunities, challenges and controversies surrounding MOOCs inside the classroom discussed yesterday are very real, there’s one part of the educational multiverse that views new, free, high-quality online courses as entirely upside: international universities (especially those in the third world). Like their US counterparts, prestigious centers of higher education in places like Europe are […]

MOOCs Inside the Classroom

June 18, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning

While the notion of MOOCs and other forms of free learning providing an alternative to a traditional (and expensive) college education will continue to draw headlines, these new tools are already playing role (and generating controversy) based on their use inside the physical classroom. For instance, according to Sanjay Sarma, Director of MITx and MIT’s […]

Couple of Announcements

June 17, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

Just a few quick announcements today since I’m off to MIT’s Learning International Network’s Consortium conference shortly where I’ll be hearing how educators across the world are responding to the challenges and opportunities presented by MOOCs and other forms of free learning. This will serve as the backdrop for the theme of the week which […]

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