by gary575 | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Alex Tabarrok (GMU) post analogizes classroom vs. online learning to live and recorded music – there is some merit to the comparison. If you did not read Alex’s November 2012 Cato Institute article, “Why Online Education Works”, it summarizes...
by gary575 | Mar 4, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Education as we know it is passe. “Massive Open Online Courses might seem like best way to use the Internet to open up education, but you’re thinking too small. Technology can turn our entire lives into learning experiences.” “Today’s obsession with...
by gary575 | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dr. Clayton Christensen (Harvard) is the father of “Disruption” theory and has had a tremendous influence on my concepts of business models and how markets work. I have previously posted about his view that Higher Education is poised to be disrupted...
by gary575 | Mar 3, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
“Approximately 80% of (full-time) online students live within 100 miles of the institution they attend, and most live within 50 miles.” – go figure. “15% of all online students take courses through the University of Phoenix.” A quick...
by gary575 | Mar 3, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
In this TED presentation, Don Tapscott looks at the role of Openness: Collaboration, Transparency, Sharing and Empowerment & Freedom as the foundation of the Age of Networked Intelligence. I have been using the term “the Network Connected World”, but...
