Continuing the discussion from last week, here is Part 2 of my graduation podcast that talks about whether or not a One Year BA based entirely on MOOCs and other forms of free learning can be thought of as the equivalent of a four-year degree earned at a residential college or university (and whether or […]
Graduation – Part 1
Well my senior thesis has been turned in and my last class passed, so it’s time to take a break from this week’s break to talk about what the whole Degree of Freedom One Year BA might add up to. I start today with part of one a two-part podcast (the second half to appear […]
Interview with Stephen Downes
Today, on a very special Degree of Freedom podcast we are joined by Stephen Downes, Senior Researcher for the National Research Council of Canada and one of the people behind the first thing ever called a MOOC. For further reading: Stephen’s Web – The outlet for Stephen’s prolific writing A backgrounder on Downes that appeared […]
Interview with Robert McGuire, Publisher of MOOC News and Reviews
Today, we will be joined by Robert McGuire, the man behind the online journal MOOC News and Reviews. Recommended stories that have appeared in his journal include: What Do We Know About MOOC Students So Far?: A Look At Recent User Data The Coming MOOC Copyright Problem And Its Impact on Students and Universities Don’t […]
Interview with Peter Bol, Harvard’s Vice Provost for Advances in Learning
Today, we will be visited by Peter Bol, Harvard’s Vice Provost for Advances in Learning and one of the professors behind a new HarvardX courses on the history of China. ChinaX is one of the most ambitious MOOCs to date, one that experiments with – among other things – how a course can be defined […]
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