Hello, Dave! It's my first video on MOOC and fortunately it was this one. You have explained it very nicely and simply, I must say. Thank you for sharing your years of knowledge within less than five minutes. I've recently enrolled in a great online course and I'm sure I'm gonna use these points you have mentioned in this video. Good day!
Thank you Prof. Cormier for all your work about MOOCs, I'm writing my Master's thesis on this subject and this is the only way to thank you and prof. Siemens
MOOC is a new approach to learning. The more we acknowledge and embrace collaborative learning environments the sooner we will be supporting our kids to become innovative and creative thinkers with a purpose in life. Bring it on!!
My brief experience with MOOCs has been very positive. The professor, curriculum, and especially the students are all valuable. The POV from people around the world increases learning and offers vast perspectives! Thank you. .
Hi Deb Colalillo, which MOOC did you enjoy? I just finished my first online course titled Introduction to Marketing through ubcx. I’d recommend looking into it if you haven’t already. I’m looking for more good online learning and I’m unsure where to look next.
Dave- I found this video while looking up MOOC online and absolutely love it. I work for Pearson Education and we're planning on sharing this video with our faculty communities in order to better education them as to what this new trend in education is. Thanks so much.
Thanks Mr Cormier. Education is a life long learning, I just learned a lot about this video of MOOC. The most important part of this video is reading and sharing, It opened my little eyes very wide.
A MOOC is practically taking a topic a professional in the field gives information about, then branching out and giving your own input and ideas about it.
A great presentation.We are developing connectivist-style MOOCs for a vocational education and training project in Australia. As part of my research, I have read extensively the work that you, Messrs Siemens, Downes and Attwell have completed. As a result, we are also developing a generic PLE linked to resources and social media, an open source e-Portfolio, a series of MOOCs, learner guide blog and support structures. I am looking forward to the end product. Thank you for your inspiration.
I hate trying to learn stuff online...I am very hands on and visual, in addition when I ask a question I want an answer I don't want to wait 5 minutes or 5 hours or 5 days for an answer.... by the time I wait for someone to type an answer ill usually have moved on or away from what I was trying to figure out....
I couldn't agree more. The terminology is very confusing... no offense taken :) It might be time to try and make an updated version... we're working on a book right now... might do it in time for the publication of that. Thanks for coming back to comment!
I've been using this video for years. It is still great. The content and production are in perfect sync. This video, and the channel it exists on, is an example of what the Video says. Does that make sense?
#cse627 I like this idea of being able to learn through engagement, not just completing assignments. It sounds like a MOOC allows for a lot of free exploration and then to share it...kind of like doing a group research project where you all contribute, but you get to contribute what stands out the most to you...or maybe what is of most value to you as a learner.
You can create a MOOC on a blog, too. It doesn't have to cost money to be a MOOC. Moodle and Google sites are free. You just have to pay for the domain and a hosting company. A MOOC does not have to be on a course or learning management system. It's supposed to be "open".
Great job, explaining what a MOOC is. I will be sharing this with the participants of a workshop I am doing on Technology. Thanks for putting this video together.
Christine, the key here is "open". How can a course management or learning management system be open if teachers cannot create a course on the platform? Coursera is not open to teachers. It costs the universities money to use it. Why don't universities use a free open source system such as MOODLE?
Dave, do you believe MOOC will change education? I take online courses now and there is so much comparison between online classes you could take with a college and MOOC.
MOOC might become the creative common for digital scholarship. Life long learning processes becomes the necessity for digital natives and migrants who have the intelligence to connect and to create collaborative Web based Working Space. Good ideas are bringing the people forward and recreate resilience in these years where there will be spent much money for bankers, but nothing for education.
Hi, Dave, I have seen this video as a very useful introductory item for a MOOC course being planned at Fiji National University. I will share the link in the moodle page. Thank you
As a student in today's fast- changing world of technology, especially now that we are currently living with the pandemic, do you prefer taking up online courses are the traditional way of education? why and why not?
Hi William (and Pierre). The video was created in Apple Motion and Final Cut Pro. RUclips won't let me link to it, but if you search for "How I made the MOOC videos" you should find it.
It seems to me that "information you're already interested in" is a start place not a confinement. From that start place people are free to follow threads, make new connections, gain new insights, challenge old beliefs, collaborate, co-create, the options are endless.
Universities today have a linear path to learning and teaching right? You start on freshman orientation day and there's a fairly straight path to graduating with some degree that says you're qualified for some type of career employment. Moocs are a reorientation of that linear idea. Maybe an addition to university style education, not a replacement of it? Myself, I always learned a lot from the students in class that participated in lecture discussions, sometimes more than from the books or lectures themselves. I felt restricted being limited to the assigned books. It's like that ride at Disneyland when I was a kid where you drive a car but its on a rail.
Hello Dave, I would love to learn how to develop this form of training. I have been developing eLearning courses for 19 years, however, I find MOOC courses more effective. Any suggestions for where I can get this training?
#CSE627 I like this idea of being able to learn through engagement, not just completing assignments. It sounds like a MOOC allows for a lot of free exploration and then to share it...kind of like doing a group research project where you all contribute, but you get to contribute what stands out the most to you...or maybe what is of most value to you as a learner.
Thanks for your comments. But, as I was one of the people who coined the word, and this research was done before the new versions of MOOCs came along in 2011... i think my position is probably justified :)
Whoa there, vilkoos, you might want to recognize the "possibility" that knowledge is emerging and that platforms like MOOCs help facilitate the social construction of knowledge. Things change over time and that's part of the beauty of open, on-line learning. While you're certainly entitled to your opinion, it isn't the be all end all as the tone of your post suggests.
What is this online course all about?Which topics are they focused on?What is the eligibility criterion?Duration of the course?What job in which likely to be engaged in?KINDLY REPLY....
Yoooo my dad's name is David. You're not from Canada are you? Anyway, I've been really interested in self-education, and alternatives to the standard system of education, for a long time. I'm just now coming to a point where I can really start to learn to use those resources, and hopefully develop their infrastructure in the future. Do you have any suggestions for structured free education/information sites and/or material on self-education or speculation on the future of education?
So how well are institutions and learners taking advantage of the knowledge generated by the MOOC? Where is the data/info generated once the MOOC is finished? Yes, this creates the ephemeral value - but can't we somehow store the richness of what was created for future use?
In my work the knowledge generate continues to exist online. As long as we stay out of systems hosted from the centre, the connections created during the community process continue to exist and potentially grow.
A while ago I had the change of recording a little seminar about MOOCs - food for thought. It lacks audio quality, but if you are interested look for 'MOOCs and the Faculty of the Future'.
I would now disagree with the comments at 2:28 saying that participants are not asked to complete specific assignments. In her 2012 TED talk, Daphne Koller highlight the improvements in massive online assessment marking and its incorporation in MOOCs. Here is a link for those interested: www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education#t-540464
Présentation très sympathique ! A revoir avant de concevoir un Mooc ... Ce que j'aime bien, c'est la dernière phrase : il n'y a que vous qui pouvez dire si vous avez réussi. Participate in a Mooc is like to participate in the Marathon. It is anonymous, but you are not alone, we are many and it is friendly. Most participants do not seek to compete with others, but only to themselves.
Firstly I think your video is great gives a very clear picture of what is Mooc , it focuses to a new user on what all to expect in mooc. The open resources are great to use but what about the authenticity of the material on web ?
Thanks Dave. I'm on the MIT Learning Creative Learning Course. Could you share with us which pen software you used to make this fab video? and how you got those funky transitions incorporated? I would love to do this too. Thx in advance ;-)
Great Lecture Dave! But in what sense in the conversation above you mentioned anti-MOOC regarding Cousera and Udacity.......Why?? I would appreciate an explanation. Thank you again for the great lecture
Geschätzte Damen und Herren, im Uni Seminar "lernen und lehren mit Medien" ist es Thema meiner Seminararbeit über sog. V-Mooc`s (Udacity "How to built a StartUp")? Ich kann im Netzt leider überhaupt nichts zum Thema finden und bin dankbar für Tips und Anregungen... Liebe Grüße, Thomas Klaus
At the end of the video you mention that mooc's are based on the notion that the participant judges weather they were successful in the learning process or not much as they do in the real world. I have a tentative position on this as individuals perceived success at learning is often inflated, or it can come at the detriment (and often oppression) of others. If we begin to set the bar of acquired knowledge, for all elements of life, at the individuals perceived benefit, can this be dangerous?
A LMS does not have to be exclusive, it can be open. It is helpful for housekeeping to be signed in so you can keep track of your progress and tests results using a cookie to keep track is ify, World Mentoring Academy est 6/2010 is a Free 700 course LMS with lectures, syllabus, assignments, forum, IM, quizes & Tests.
Hi great video, any chance you can make it CC via youtube? would really like to embed video but could do with making a txt file of the closed captions. Can only get easily if take into studio or perhaps you could save the closed captions in the description?
Hi. Thanks for highlighting about MOOCs. Tapi, aku rung paham lo asline. Anyone can help me? What're the differences between MOOCs and distance education? Pls :" Hah, aku jane nyapo :')
Hi Dave this video is a few years old what do you think about accreditating MOOCs and the controversy taking place right now? I am writing a paper for my doctoral studies and curious about your stance? Thanks in advance!
Hello Dave, you are right, I discovered that only after I published my comment. I am sorry if I you took offence. The terminology is confusing. Conceptually the original MOOC's (your creation, you "own" the term) are polar opposites form what Coursera and Udacity are doing. So what Coursera uses should be labeled as an anti-MOOC.
Library of books was the main access to info. The World Book & Britannica once a year used to be the most updated sources of info. 1 of the most comprehensive encyclopedia was in Ming Dynasty China during the reign of Yong-Le Emperor: "Yong-Le Da Dian" with info compiled during Admiral Zheng He's voyages to parts of the world. Printed books are difficult to update. Online learning allows free access anywhere worldwide. There is already many free how-tos: fixing a car or playing music.
Dave, I have now taken a couple of MOOC courses and agree with all your points. From a personal perspective, I have written the following paper as an Op Ed assignment of the English Composition course offered by Duke through Coursera. You may find it interesting. It seems this does not allow link. Please contact me if you are interested.
Took computer courses in colleges. A lot spend on equipment & books. After the whole term learning a lot of theory, you don't find a lot of connection between what was taught and applications in the real world. Completing assignments is 1 thing, in the workplace there are projects and deadlines. And real-life problems that may not be ones we find in textbooks. People like myself benefit more watching online piano tutorials of Robert Estrin than a spending thousands for a private music teacher.
I agree with some of this post, not all. In particular I don't agree with Dave Vormier's ideas on distribution: that the ideas and so forth are widely distributed. In the best MOOCs (Udemy, I would say), the key course information is not very distributed, but is highly structured and easy to find in one place with a very a logical flow.
Nellie, teachers can teach in World Mentoring Academy in a open format. The problem is teachers typically like to close the class to their students. At World Mentoring we allow Teachers to develop content in open, and allow them to have a group (invited) to their students. We do not charge anyone! We are not backed by VC, Gov, or Religion etc.There isn't even a donation option... I may need help in the Future :)
Hello, Dave! It's my first video on MOOC and fortunately it was this one. You have explained it very nicely and simply, I must say. Thank you for sharing your years of knowledge within less than five minutes. I've recently enrolled in a great online course and I'm sure I'm gonna use these points you have mentioned in this video. Good day!
Thank you Prof. Cormier for all your work about MOOCs, I'm writing my Master's thesis on this subject and this is the only way to thank you and prof. Siemens
Good luck with the thesis!
MOOC is a new approach to learning. The more we acknowledge and embrace collaborative learning environments the sooner we will be supporting our kids to become innovative and creative thinkers with a purpose in life. Bring it on!!
My brief experience with MOOCs has been very positive. The professor, curriculum, and especially the students are all valuable. The POV from people around the world increases learning and offers vast perspectives! Thank you. .
Hi Deb Colalillo, which MOOC did you enjoy? I just finished my first online course titled Introduction to Marketing through ubcx. I’d recommend looking into it if you haven’t already. I’m looking for more good online learning and I’m unsure where to look next.
Dave-
I found this video while looking up MOOC online and absolutely love it. I work for Pearson Education and we're planning on sharing this video with our faculty communities in order to better education them as to what this new trend in education is. Thanks so much.
U fcking bastard xD are u a really a dave
Thanks Mr Cormier. Education is a life long learning, I just learned a lot about this video of MOOC. The most important part of this video is reading and sharing, It opened my little eyes very wide.
A MOOC is practically taking a topic a professional in the field gives information about, then branching out and giving your own input and ideas about it.
A great presentation.We are developing connectivist-style MOOCs for a vocational education and training project in Australia. As part of my research, I have read extensively the work that you, Messrs Siemens, Downes and Attwell have completed. As a result, we are also developing a generic PLE linked to resources and social media, an open source e-Portfolio, a series of MOOCs, learner guide blog and support structures. I am looking forward to the end product. Thank you for your inspiration.
Congratulations Mr Cormier this is awesome well done Bravo!
thanks for this video sir Dave Cormier..it is a big help for me as teacher during this pandemic using it in my presentation.God bless
I hate trying to learn stuff online...I am very hands on and visual, in addition when I ask a question I want an answer I don't want to wait 5 minutes or 5 hours or 5 days for an answer.... by the time I wait for someone to type an answer ill usually have moved on or away from what I was trying to figure out....
I couldn't agree more. The terminology is very confusing... no offense taken :)
It might be time to try and make an updated version... we're working on a book right now... might do it in time for the publication of that.
Thanks for coming back to comment!
I've been using this video for years. It is still great. The content and production are in perfect sync. This video, and the channel it exists on, is an example of what the Video says. Does that make sense?
Hello Dave ! Thank you for this great video
I love the concept of MOOCs; it take the elitism out of education and put the control into the hands (and heads) of the learners!
#cse627 I like this idea of being able to learn through engagement, not just completing assignments. It sounds like a MOOC allows for a lot of free exploration and then to share it...kind of like doing a group research project where you all contribute, but you get to contribute what stands out the most to you...or maybe what is of most value to you as a learner.
초등교사가 되고자 하는 고등학생입니다. 교대 면접 준비를 위해 여러 창의력 교육들에 대해 알아보고 있는데, 무크가 무엇이고 어떻게 생겨나게 되었는지 알 수 있는 영상이었습니다. 좋은 영상 감사합니다!
You can create a MOOC on a blog, too. It doesn't have to cost money to be a MOOC. Moodle and Google sites are free. You just have to pay for the domain and a hosting company. A MOOC does not have to be on a course or learning management system. It's supposed to be "open".
I have taken up three and I am thrilled! I can´t believe my eyes. They are great.
what type of courses did you take and will you go for certification or accreditation, Gloria?
I have taken two: Shaping the way we teach english Part I and II, both from the University of Oregon. I go just for certification.
Great job, explaining what a MOOC is. I will be sharing this with the participants of a workshop I am doing on Technology. Thanks for putting this video together.
Great overview of what a MOOC is!
Christine, the key here is "open". How can a course management or learning management system be open if teachers cannot create a course on the platform? Coursera is not open to teachers. It costs the universities money to use it. Why don't universities use a free open source system such as MOODLE?
Dave, do you believe MOOC will change education? I take online courses now and there is so much comparison between online classes you could take with a college and MOOC.
это было очень интересно.жду следующее обучение
Well done Dave 'Lefeever' & co., thank you.
MOOC might become the creative common for digital scholarship. Life long learning processes becomes the necessity for digital natives and migrants who have the intelligence to connect and to create collaborative Web based Working Space.
Good ideas are bringing the people forward and recreate resilience in these years where there will be spent much money for bankers, but nothing for education.
Great video. Thanks !
Congratulations. Good Job
Hi, Dave, I have seen this video as a very useful introductory item for a MOOC course being planned at Fiji National University. I will share the link in the moodle page. Thank you
As a student in today's fast- changing world of technology, especially now that we are currently living with the pandemic, do you prefer taking up online courses are the traditional way of education? why and why not?
Hi William (and Pierre). The video was created in Apple Motion and Final Cut Pro. RUclips won't let me link to it, but if you search for "How I made the MOOC videos" you should find it.
It seems to me that "information you're already interested in" is a start place not a confinement. From that start place people are free to follow threads, make new connections, gain new insights, challenge old beliefs, collaborate, co-create, the options are endless.
Universities today have a linear path to learning and teaching right? You start on freshman orientation day and there's a fairly straight path to graduating with some degree that says you're qualified for some type of career employment. Moocs are a reorientation of that linear idea. Maybe an addition to university style education, not a replacement of it?
Myself, I always learned a lot from the students in class that participated in lecture discussions, sometimes more than from the books or lectures themselves. I felt restricted being limited to the assigned books. It's like that ride at Disneyland when I was a kid where you drive a car but its on a rail.
This is awesome great explanation.
Hello, MrDave
congratulation You Dow a great presentation on this topic.
regards,
Hello Dave, I would love to learn how to develop this form of training. I have been developing eLearning courses for 19 years, however, I find MOOC courses more effective. Any suggestions for where I can get this training?
Very useful, Dave. This is a good example of a good explanation using simple, low tech animation.
Of course MOOC is the way to share knowledge to & from the surroundings
#CSE627 I like this idea of being able to learn through engagement, not just completing assignments. It sounds like a MOOC allows for a lot of free exploration and then to share it...kind of like doing a group research project where you all contribute, but you get to contribute what stands out the most to you...or maybe what is of most value to you as a learner.
É muito interessante a maneira como ele coloca do que realmente é o MOOC e como ele é importante para compartilhar o conhecimento. (Jaq)
Great video! Thank you for sharing.
I love the animation in this video. Can you tell me what program you used to create this? And did you use a tablet like wacom?
What program do you use?
Coursera and lynda
Thanks for your comments. But, as I was one of the people who coined the word, and this research was done before the new versions of MOOCs came along in 2011... i think my position is probably justified :)
Whoa there, vilkoos, you might want to recognize the "possibility" that knowledge is emerging and that platforms like MOOCs help facilitate the social construction of knowledge. Things change over time and that's part of the beauty of open, on-line learning. While you're certainly entitled to your opinion, it isn't the be all end all as the tone of your post suggests.
I'm discovering this new Mooc trend in global education area thks for this content !
Great video Dave. Which pen software do you use for this video?
very interesting work. How long did it take you to make this video, if I may ask?
Hello Dave ! Thank you for this great video
I have a question : What is the clear differences between MOOC & e-learning & D-Learning
Thank you
What is this online course all about?Which topics are they focused on?What is the eligibility criterion?Duration of the course?What job in which likely to be engaged in?KINDLY REPLY....
MOOC is a massive open online course, a correspondence, that bring about openness and generosity, am Jesmion
Thank you Dave, good explanation.
Thank you, Dave! I love the presentation. Can you tell us what you used to present your story?
Just great good stuff.
Yoooo my dad's name is David. You're not from Canada are you?
Anyway, I've been really interested in self-education, and alternatives to the standard system of education, for a long time. I'm just now coming to a point where I can really start to learn to use those resources, and hopefully develop their infrastructure in the future. Do you have any suggestions for structured free education/information sites and/or material on self-education or speculation on the future of education?
So how well are institutions and learners taking advantage of the knowledge generated by the MOOC? Where is the data/info generated once the MOOC is finished? Yes, this creates the ephemeral value - but can't we somehow store the richness of what was created for future use?
In my work the knowledge generate continues to exist online. As long as we stay out of systems hosted from the centre, the connections created during the community process continue to exist and potentially grow.
Nice video. Can you tell us what software/tools you use to create such video's ?
A while ago I had the change of recording a little seminar about MOOCs - food for thought. It lacks audio quality, but if you are interested look for 'MOOCs and the Faculty of the Future'.
I would now disagree with the comments at 2:28 saying that participants are not asked to complete specific assignments. In her 2012 TED talk, Daphne Koller highlight the improvements in massive online assessment marking and its incorporation in MOOCs. Here is a link for those interested: www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education#t-540464
Présentation très sympathique ! A revoir avant de concevoir un Mooc ... Ce que j'aime bien, c'est la dernière phrase : il n'y a que vous qui pouvez dire si vous avez réussi. Participate in a Mooc is like to participate in the Marathon. It is anonymous, but you are not alone, we are many and it is friendly. Most participants do not seek to compete with others, but only to themselves.
Firstly I think your video is great gives a very clear picture of what is Mooc , it focuses to a new user on what all to expect in mooc. The open resources are great to use but what about the authenticity of the material on web ?
Well guys...I guess I am a Massive Open Online Course.☺
(reference to my last name)
Thanks Dave. I'm on the MIT Learning Creative Learning Course. Could you share with us which pen software you used to make this fab video? and how you got those funky transitions incorporated? I would love to do this too. Thx in advance ;-)
Great Lecture Dave! But in what sense in the conversation above you mentioned anti-MOOC regarding Cousera and Udacity.......Why?? I would appreciate an explanation.
Thank you again for the great lecture
How come i only know about this now...
Sorry, Neal, I just saw the answer to my question. Can you suggest PC based software?
Great presentation, Dave. I'll be passing this around my colleagues.
Great!
Great video!!! Clear and nice to watch.
Geschätzte Damen und Herren,
im Uni Seminar "lernen und lehren mit Medien" ist es Thema meiner Seminararbeit über sog. V-Mooc`s (Udacity "How to built a StartUp")? Ich kann im Netzt leider überhaupt nichts zum Thema finden und bin dankbar für Tips und Anregungen...
Liebe Grüße,
Thomas Klaus
At the end of the video you mention that mooc's are based on the notion that the participant judges weather they were successful in the learning process or not much as they do in the real world. I have a tentative position on this as individuals perceived success at learning is often inflated, or it can come at the detriment (and often oppression) of others. If we begin to set the bar of acquired knowledge, for all elements of life, at the individuals perceived benefit, can this be dangerous?
A LMS does not have to be exclusive, it can be open. It is helpful for housekeeping to be signed in so you can keep track of your progress and tests results using a cookie to keep track is ify, World Mentoring Academy est 6/2010 is a Free 700 course LMS with lectures, syllabus, assignments, forum, IM, quizes & Tests.
hi Dave,
Do you know of any open sources where I can find credible courses for an MBA?
Hey Dave, what the difference between xMOOC and cMOOC ?
Hi great video, any chance you can make it CC via youtube? would really like to embed video but could do with making a txt file of the closed captions. Can only get easily if take into studio or perhaps you could save the closed captions in the description?
Tim Seal Hi Tim - the RUclips auto-generated captions are there - they are not perfect but not too bad
Hi Rae thanks, unfortunately our requirement has now past. But we can only use CC licensed content. great video
cheers
Tim
Hi. Thanks for highlighting about MOOCs. Tapi, aku rung paham lo asline. Anyone can help me? What're the differences between MOOCs and distance education? Pls :"
Hah, aku jane nyapo :')
Dave - I have found cMOOC defined as being both connectivism and constructivist. Are there two c types?
Could you tell me which software you used to make this video?
I just finished MOOCs from edX and Coursera! \m/
can u send ,me a link
What topics have you learnt there?
Great explanation! Thanks
Hi Dave this video is a few years old what do you think about accreditating MOOCs and the controversy taking place right now? I am writing a paper for my doctoral studies and curious about your stance? Thanks in advance!
Great,helpful tips,thanks
I am hungry of knowledge, MOOCS are, maybe, the paradise of the new Erasmus of our XXIth century.
Interesting! With certification as well
what program did you use to make your animation?
I will add your video to my blog and share it. Is it ok?
Hello Dave, you are right, I discovered that only after I published my comment. I am sorry if I you took offence. The terminology is confusing. Conceptually the original MOOC's (your creation, you "own" the term) are polar opposites form what Coursera and Udacity are doing. So what Coursera uses should be labeled as an anti-MOOC.
Sorry dude,still don't get it! isn't a MOOC just an online course?
Very exciting stuff!
Now I know what is MOOC means :)
Thank you Dave ..
Library of books was the main access to info. The World Book & Britannica once a year used to be the most updated sources of info. 1 of the most comprehensive encyclopedia was in Ming Dynasty China during the reign of Yong-Le Emperor: "Yong-Le Da Dian" with info compiled during Admiral Zheng He's voyages to parts of the world.
Printed books are difficult to update. Online learning allows free access anywhere worldwide. There is already many free how-tos: fixing a car or playing music.
nice work
Dave,
I have now taken a couple of MOOC courses and agree with all your points. From a personal perspective, I have written the following paper as an Op Ed assignment of the English Composition course offered by Duke through Coursera. You may find it interesting.
It seems this does not allow link. Please contact me if you are interested.
World Mentoring Academy has all Engineering majors, Ocean, Civil, EE, ME, etc, for review or study for EIT, PE or cert's A+, Cisco CCNA's etc
Took computer courses in colleges. A lot spend on equipment & books. After the whole term learning a lot of theory, you don't find a lot of connection between what was taught and applications in the real world.
Completing assignments is 1 thing, in the workplace there are projects and deadlines. And real-life problems that may not be ones we find in textbooks. People like myself benefit more watching online piano tutorials of Robert Estrin than a spending thousands for a private music teacher.
Thank you for MOOC !
I agree with some of this post, not all. In particular I don't agree with Dave Vormier's ideas on distribution: that the ideas and so forth are widely distributed. In the best MOOCs (Udemy, I would say), the key course information is not very distributed, but is highly structured and easy to find in one place with a very a logical flow.
How to get access to the program? How can i be participate?
Nellie, teachers can teach in World Mentoring Academy in a open format.
The problem is teachers typically like to close the class to their students.
At World Mentoring we allow Teachers to develop content in open, and allow them to have a group (invited) to their students. We do not charge anyone! We are not backed by VC, Gov, or Religion etc.There isn't even a donation option... I may need help in the Future :)
anyone know what software was used to create this video?