by gary575 | May 20, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Is this the beginning of the end for mid-tier universities as we know them? Georgia Tech is now offering a Computer Science Masters degree at $134 per credit; this compares to NMSU’s graduate school rate of $271/credit in-state and $814/credit out-of-state. Of...
by gary575 | May 19, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This Brain Pickings article on “independent” learning is cast as a review of a new book, “Don’t Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything” by Kio Stark. The article, however raises a number of interesting points beyond the...
by gary575 | May 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
The attached published paper offers some interesting observations, valid or not, on learning in general and MOOCs in specific. Two that hit me: 1) “…the evidence suggests that there is no reason to believe that MOOCs are any less effective a learning...
by gary575 | Apr 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
There is an article in the NYT today regarding universities integrating on-line education, focusing on remedial training. I was struck by the statement: “Nearly half of all undergraduates in the United States arrive on campus needing remedial work before they...
by kris | Apr 18, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Inge de Waard the author of the ebook on how to set up a MOOC shares her experience setting up the Mobimooc 2012 as well as research on best practices from MOOC history. MOOC history maybe limited, but I do appreciate learning from the innovators testing the...
