Who's Your Favorite Teacher--and Why?

By Cathy Davidson. Can a MOOC replace your favorite teacher?  That's what we are trying to find out.  We are wondering what makes a great teacher--and is this something that can be accomplished online?   The whole reason to do this MOOC is to find out answers, not to confirm our own preconceptions so, instead of just say, "Nah! No Way!" we began by interviewing twenty or thirty people and asking the question, "Who's Your Favorite Teacher--and Why?" 
In the MOOC I'm starting in January, on  "The History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education," are interwoven these interviews posing the favorite teacher responses and then we'll turn that around and ask the 50,000 or so students anticipated for this MOOC. More...