Degree of Freedom

an adventure in online learning

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Twitter
  • HOME
  • CRITICAL THINKING
    • Critical Thinking Essentials
    • High-Leverage Critical Thinking Teaching Practices
      • Fulfilling the Promise of Critical Thinking Education
      • What Are High-Leverage Critical Thinking Practices?
      • The 8 High-Leverage Critical Thinking Teaching Practices
    • LogicCheck
    • Critical Voter
    • Critical Thinking – Writing and Interviews
  • MOOCS
    • The One Year BA
    • MOOCS Essentials
    • MOOCS – Writing and Interviews
    • Degree of Freedom Podcast
  • TEACHING AND EDUCATION
    • Remote Teaching Resources
    • Online Course – Assessment
    • Teaching and Education – Writing and Interviews
    • Podcast – New Books in Education
  • ABOUT/NEWS
    • About the Author
    • Interviews/Speaking Engagements
    • In the News
    • Published Writing
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT

Competency Based Learning

July 26, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning

One of the regrets I had while writing that upcoming MIT Press book on MOOCs was that the laser-focus of the Essential Series did not offer the chance to include a wider discussion of how Massive Open Online Courses fit into a wider ecosystem of educational experimentation. Long before “The Year of the MOOC” (previously […]

Beyond the MOOC Hype/Disruptor, Distracter or What?

July 9, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning

As I started to dedicate the summer’s Monday “Cost of College” postings to book (and occasional film) reviews, it dawned on me that some works specifically on MOOCs have so far gone undiscussed on this site. To rectify that glaring deficiency, I’d like to talk about a book and monograph that provide important information to […]

MOOCs In Search of a Problem

June 20, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: College Credit, Online Learning

That web site update I mentioned earlier will likely be finished over the weekend and for blog readers the only significant change will be that these entries will now appear on a specific blog page, rather than making up the entirety of the site. New pages focus on my upcoming book (which now looks slated […]

MOOC Infographics

March 13, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Business of MOOCs, Online Learning, Research, Testing and Assessment

Every few weeks, someone seems to reach out and let me know about an interesting MOOC infographic that highlights important information (facts, stats, etc.) regarding some aspect of massive open online learning. I’ve let them collect, waiting for a day when other obligations takes precedent over generating new material for the blog.   And with tomorrow’s […]

DML Research Hub – Not Just MOOCs

March 11, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning

Well it was a great time at last week’s Digital Media and Learning/ DML Research Hub  conference in Boston. Not only did I run into one of my professors at the event (Pia Sörensen from edX’s Science and Cooking), but I also had the chance to hang out (albeit too briefly) with Jim Groom, the […]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 14
  • Next Page »
  • Recent
  • Comments
  • Tags

Sign up for the Degree of Freedom Newsletter

Recent Posts

  • Event and Interview
  • How to Win an Argument
  • Ethics Bowl
  • Interview with Michael Horn and Vox
  • Channeling Doubt Productively
  • Leveraging the Power of Doubt
  • A Juicy Topic – Critical Thinking

Latest Published Writing

Remote Learning Begs the Question:  Must Lectures Be So Long? (EdSurge – May 25, 2020)

It’s Time to Get Serious About Teaching Critical Thinking (Inside Higher Education – March 2, 2020)

Why the ‘Best’ Ideas in Education Technology and Reform Don’t Win (EdSurge – February 5, 2020)

Is Education Entering an “Age of Alternatives”? (EdSurge – March 2, 2019)

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,063 other subscribers

Copyright © 2025 · Degree of Freedom. All Rights Reserved.