May 16, 2013
(Image from IMDB http://www.imdb.com/media/rm782014464/tt0081859)
As Martin Weller pointed out earlier this week there are a growing number of MOOC metaphors being created. As I've been following the tweets from today's "#moocapalooza " (a hashtag I think invented by David Kernohan) a.k.a. Open and Online Learning making the most of MOOCs and other Models Conference I [...]
May 3, 2013
Do you ever get the feeling that you are living in a parallel universe? I do. Particularly this week when the "Major players in the MOOC Universe" infographic was published by The Chronicle of Higher Education this week. It was retweeted, google+'ed everywhere almost instantly. But this wasn't a view of the [...]
April 19, 2013
After much cajoling and numerous requests . . . well OK, one from Martin
Encouraging @sheilmcn to start a mooc agony aunt column/blog. Please help me make her do it
— Martin Hawksey (@mhawksey) April 19, 2013
I've decided to start a new, possibly weekly, feature for all of you out there who [...]
March 25, 2013
Oops, I did it again. I've now managed to complete another MOOC. Bringing my completion rate of to a grand total of 3 (the non completion number is quite a bit higher but more on that later). And I now have 6 badges from #oldsmooc and a certificate (or "statement of accomplishment") from [...]
January 20, 2013
Heard about MOOCs but far too busy doing more interesting things to sign up to one? Not sure if they're for you? Feeling pressure to be part of the "mooc crowd"? Keep signing up for MOOCs but keep getting that cba (can't be a****) feeling after the first week? Fear not, here's a handy list [...]
August 17, 2012
It's coming to the end of the week long #moocmooc course and today's activity is to design our own MOOC. Once again the course team have encouraged collaboration have used a google doc as collaborative space to share ideas and form ad hoc teams this Google Doc.
I've had a fascinating morning exploring [...]
