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9 juin 2013

Are MOOCs making education a monoculture?

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xnvxnxrSXjZn9NBmI_lSNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7aD0yNTtxPTg1O3c9MTA2/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/logo/csmonitor/csm_logo_115.jpgBy John Yemma. The rise of Massive Open Online Courses is presenting higher education with a powerful challenge. Access to great teachers will help millions. But will MOOCs cause a massive college shakeout as well? A tree farm produces a monoculture you can count on. Its timber efficiently becomes the lumber that makes houses and furniture. A woodlot is a little more sketchy. It might begin as a forgotten weed patch, grow into a scrubby forest, and eventually host a mini-United Nations of species. Left alone, a woodlot can become an interestingly varied patch of earth, maybe even a natural treasure. Read more...
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