Anyone who has played this side of the street for even a little while will have run into Stephen Downes, one of the earliest participants in something that can (and was) called a MOOC and tireless champion for the vision of connectivist learning that makes up the “c” in “cMOOC” (which contrasts with the xMOOCs […]
Procrastination – MOOCs and Timing
During a month which requires juggling 6-7 classes, I seem to be doing the same thing I did last time the timing of courses reached this level of concentration: blowing off my Udacity class. Previously, it was Udacity’s Intro to Statistics that I stretched out for weeks and months until I finally made it a […]
MOOC-ing Together – Personal Experiences
Given that pace required to learn the equivalent of a liberal arts BA in just twelve months using only MOOCs and other forms of free learning, the time I’ve dedicated to learning within a community has been fairly minimal. I’ve commented previously on the lack of reward for participating in discussion forums (although if and […]
MOOC-ing Together – Prefab Learning Groups
I mentioned yesterday that creating a study group (physical or virtual) out of the enrollee pool of a MOOC class (even a huge one) is tough to pull off. But that might just be because by the time a class has started, it’s too late to create a learning community to take the course together. […]
MOOC-ing Together
Ask a MOOC champion or critic what’s most lacking in a massive open online course and you’ll likely get some variant on “interaction with others.” Small classrooms where students get to build relationships with teachers clearly provide something a large-scale online experience cannot (and even small online classes struggle to create intimate teacher-to-student bonds). I […]
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