One article recently carried my broodings on the future of education. Campus Technology had a panel of futurists reacting to different technologies. I took on MOOCs, among others:
MOOCs are of great concern to campus leaders and stakeholders, from chief academic officers to trustees and government officials. They potentially represent a deep change to education, whereby on-site learning becomes a kind of supplement to powerful lectures delivered via MOOC.
buy cytotec online buy cytotec no prescription genericSome institutions may well publish their own MOOCs in an attempt to catch up in the field and to reach a global market. Alternatively, MOOCs could become a low-level supplement to formal, on-site learning.
buy lipitor online buy lipitor no prescription genericHowever, the amount of buzz seen in 2012 raises the possibility that MOOCs are vulnerable to a hype crash a la Gartner’s hype-cycle model.
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Also, KQED included me in a fine group advocating both the use of social media and teaching critical thinking about cyberculture. Which was nice, and a reminder to get the next book proposal out.
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