@rjhogue writes in her blog “I did not leave the conference feeling that I was part of the community”

When Rebecca Hogue @rjhogue writes in her blog "I did not leave the conference feeling that I was part of the community" (referring to the MOOC Research Initiative conference in Arlington Texas #mri13) she is not alone. And perhaps this feeling of isolation is not because of her position, experience, connections or degree; I think it …

Udacity, MOOCs y la venta de espejitos de colores

La abrupta e inflada sudo teoría hyper-MOOC, que proponía salvar a la educación de su estancada decadencia, marcó un punto de inflexión cuando ayer el padre de Udacity pareciera haber tirado la toalla cuando propone en este artículo: http://www.fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb “I was realizing, we don't educate people as others wished, or as I wished. We have a …

Dentro de poco, el súper histerismo por los MOOCs va a pasar

I will write this in my own language, think about #postcolonialism Ya dentro de poco, el súper histerismo por los MOOCs va a pasar y podremos nuevamente comenzar una discusión productiva en el campo de los OERs viendo las posibilidades de las clases abiertas, masivas y virtuales. Los MOOCs, si quieren ser verdaderamente abiertos, tienen …

#MOOcs sin limitaciones ni fronteras ¿por qué detenernos en el campo de la organización?

No creo que los MOOcs sean artefactos que merezcan crítica alguna si los vemos desde el punto de vista de la apertura y entrega libre de material educativo. Es más, este principio de apertura de las clases no es nada nuevo. La idea de analizar clases que sean completamente abiertas tiene que permitirnos ver este …

Academia and #MOOCs

MOOCs may be great as OER artifacts but from a practical pedagogical perspective, they are definitely not courses/classes. Classes are not (or should not be) simply unidirectional lectures or broadcastings. Classes require interaction and the development of ideas. Students construct the class; the teacher is just the guide and helper. The job of the teacher is to …

MOOCs and etc.

I am definitely not against MOOCs. I think everyone should open their courses, share materials, teach in the wild and understand the OER paradigm. I just disagree with the opinion that MOOCs are or can replace courses. At least not the MOOCs I have seen and I have seen many. I think the problem is …