Tag Archives: xMOOC

The OpenClass Vision: An Example

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Michael Feldstein

In my last post, I described a vision for combining elements of MOOC-like scale with a more traditional face-to-face classroom experience, as articulated by Pearson’s Adrian Sannier. (Full disclosure: Pearson is a client of MindWires Consulting.) A couple of months … Continue reading →

Posted in Higher Education, Instructional Design | Tagged Adrian Sannier, Ariel Anbar, Arizona State University, ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, Frank Drake, Josh Kim, Massive open online course, MOOC, Pearson-PLC, Phil Regier, Piazza, SmartSparrow, xMOOC | 2 Comments

MOOCs in 2012: Dismantling the Status Quo

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Phil Hill

The dominant story in higher education for 2012 was clearly the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), particularly the xMOOCs such as Coursera, Udacity, and edX. There has been a lot of debate on the merits of xMOOCs in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, Notable Posts | Tagged EdX, Harvard, higher education, MIT, MOOC, Satir change model, Stanford, xMOOC | 6 Comments

Is Higher Education Ready For Rapid Evolution of xMOOCs?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Phil Hill

Recently I wrote a post arguing that xMOOCs such as Coursera, edX and Udacity will likely evolve and that “while the current examples of massive online courses are interesting, the real potential of MOOCs will be revealed in future generations.” … Continue reading →