So pleased light is shining on UCI’s opening of nine university courses for students for free this semester, as part of the MOOC offering (article featured below). A few weeks ago, Thomas Friedman wrote a compelling op-ed in the NYTimes, “Revolution Hits the Universities,” describing MOOCs as a “budding revolution in global online higher education.” … Continue reading »
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2012: The Year of the MOOC?
As I’ve been busy wrapping gifts, trimming trees and tying up all of the loose ends of 2012, I’ve also been reflecting on the most outstanding trends this year in the space of higher education. The jury is still out, but I couldn’t help but get excited when I noticed that Inside Higher Ed deemed … Continue reading »
Myths v. Facts in Online Learning
The number of people learning online has skyrocketed over the past decade. In fact, UCI Extension is celebrating its twelfth year of offering online instruction to its students – having started in 2000 with 125 students, and now instructing over 7,500 annually. Considering that a decade ago students were just beginning to use computers, some … Continue reading »
The Next Generation of Higher Education
The idea that a traditional college campus-based experience can be completely replaced with that of an online experience is not without its pros, cons and lots of controversy. That said, I greatly enjoyed reading Mary Beth Marklein’s piece, “College may never be the same,” featured yesterday in USA Today. Marklein introduces us to Jonathan Salovitz’s, … Continue reading »
