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Interview with the edX/HarvardX Greek Hero MOOC Team

June 14, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews

This week, we’re joined by the team behind The Ancient Greek Hero, one of Harvard’s longest-running classes which has become one of the most talked about MOOCs on the Internet. Students enrolled in this edX class will recognize Professor Greg Nagy and his colleagues Leonard Muellner, Claudia Filos and Jeff Emanuel, a subset of a […]

Interview with Dale Stephens of Uncollege

June 7, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews

This week, we’re joined by Dale Stephens, author of Hacking Your Education and the creator of Uncollege the organization dedicated to providing independent learners the resources they need to succeed outside of the framework of traditional institutional education. Remember that these interviews are now available from iTunes as a podcast series that will continue through […]

Interview with Scott Young – Part 2

May 31, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews

Continuing my discussion with Scott Young, the guy behind the MIT Challenge, we start by looking at the motivations behind each of our particular projects, followed by a look at what what free learning signals to employers and the world at large. Note: This interview was recently incorporated into a new Degree of Freedom podcast which […]

Interview with Scott Young

May 24, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews

If three data points make a series, then today’s interview (which follows discussions with the leaders of edX and Coursera) should establish this Friday spot at Degree of Freedom for continuing conversations with important voices in the world of free learning. Today, we’re going to switch from talking with company executives to talking with students, […]

Interview with Coursera Co-Founder Andrew Ng

May 17, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews

Continuing the series of conversations with leaders in the MOOC movement and other people doing interesting things with free learning, this week we’re joined by Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera who tells us about his experience building one of the most powerful players in massive online courses. As mentioned last week, I’m in the process […]

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