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Catching Everyone Up

June 24, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

It looks like a number of new visitors have been stopping by the site lately, likely a result of the new podcast that has included interviews with some of the most important thought leaders in online education. So in an effort to catch people up on the Degree of Freedom project (and to catch up […]

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 […]

Degree of Freedom Podcast – Now on iTunes

June 6, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

As course number twelve (Mysteries of Modern Physics – Time taught by the California Institute of Technology’s Sean Carroll) wraps, I wanted to catch readers up on a few bits of Degree and Freedom news happening across the Interwebs. Most importantly, a Degree of Freedom podcast is now available from iTunes. The first episodes include […]

The MOOC Audience

May 23, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project, Online Learning

Earlier in the week, I gave a talk about this Degree of Freedom project to a group of educators, most of whom taught at community colleges in the Boston area. At first, I wasn’t sure about the reception I’d get from such an audience.  While I didn’t anticipate hostility, one of the big MOOC controversies […]

Welcome Chronicle of Higher Education Readers

May 20, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

Well that latest blip on my site’s radar indicates that Chronicle of Higher Education story about this Degree of Freedom project hit the ether. So for anyone stopping by for the first time, here is the skinny on what I’m doing. As the Chronicle story mentioned, my goal is to complete 32 free online classes […]

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