tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post8752055506760019835..comments2023-08-02T21:36:19.414+02:00Comments on Stories to TEL - Peter B. Sloep: MOOCs, what about them?Peter B. Sloephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02563604068247115182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-92167982519030697042012-12-20T23:11:57.520+01:002012-12-20T23:11:57.520+01:00I think there is a more profound problem in that t...I think there is a more profound problem in that the student, or learner, has become divorced from an understanding of learning. The dominant social understanding of education that plays out in the UK and the USA is that of social capital; accredited education has a value because it gets you a job. And, as Manuel Castells points out, we now self-mediatise ourselves, namely we rush to exploit Fred Garnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468869867650139960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-21130804948193881462012-12-20T16:33:36.727+01:002012-12-20T16:33:36.727+01:00Thanks Fred! I (re)read your blogpost about wikiqu...Thanks Fred! I (re)read your blogpost about wikiquals. When reading, I was struck by the diversity of innovation projects that are are going on in educational. I myself try to contribute to this with our research on networked learning. But there are so many connections with other developments (what is the future of social media?, how are we going to deal with privacy?) and there are so many hard Peter B. Sloephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563604068247115182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-1778378881708407152012-12-20T15:54:28.841+01:002012-12-20T15:54:28.841+01:00Thanks for your comment! I fully agree, which is w...Thanks for your comment! I fully agree, which is why I argue that education is a public good and should stay there. However, note how large corporations already do have a large stake in eduction. Think text book publishers, VLE developers, but also for-profit schools and universities.Peter B. Sloephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563604068247115182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-58021469130962933172012-12-20T15:51:28.499+01:002012-12-20T15:51:28.499+01:00Thanks for your comment!
I have toyed with the Blo...Thanks for your comment!<br />I have toyed with the Bloom idea too. If (the revised version of) that taxonomy represents an adequate hierarchical categorization of what there is too learn, it should help make sense of what you can and cannot learn with MOOCs. So I agree with you that, on face value, if there is a role for xMOOCs, it is restricted to learning to remember and comprehend, at best Peter B. Sloephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563604068247115182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-36465173156417862742012-12-20T14:51:27.297+01:002012-12-20T14:51:27.297+01:00Hi Peter, certainly agree with you that xMOOCs are...Hi Peter, certainly agree with you that xMOOCs arent about inclusion. As you can see in my Open Learning and Network Democracy I see them as being about brand Universities grabbing market share in the globalisation of education, or, economically, 'business as usual'<br />http://www.slideshare.net/fredgarnett/open-learning-network-democracy<br />However if we dont want disruptive Fred Garnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468869867650139960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-70207251869491459902012-12-05T03:23:23.699+01:002012-12-05T03:23:23.699+01:00I certainly believe that xMOOCs will play a larger...I certainly believe that xMOOCs will play a larger role in providing educational experiences worldwide however, I also feel that there should be concern with regard to what type of role large corporations will play in the implementation and delivery of education via xMOOCs. How can one experience all of the diversity that comes with educational experiences with xMOOCs if they are financially Roz Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558313789454398490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620571313898910998.post-59376043965369539462012-11-27T03:13:03.607+01:002012-11-27T03:13:03.607+01:00In my opinion, those xMOOCs can achieve the goals ...In my opinion, those xMOOCs can achieve the goals of the bottom two tiers of Bloom's taxonomy of learning outcomes, but never the upper tiers. If big xMOOCs become prevalent, teachers can do more activities focusing on achieving upper tiers of Bloom's taxonomy in their classes, which will be beneficial to both learners and teachers. Using xMOOCs we can flip classrooms more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657827187636208noreply@blogger.com