MOOC...MOC...MOCK?
Negotiable I was pretty surprised to get an email the other day, from the OLDS MOOC list of all places. The subject heading was "MOOC vs MOC." Sure, I was hooked in, both because I enjoyed OLDS MOOC and because it seemed like an interesting discussion to have. Then I realized that this was sort of spam ;-) Here is the body of the message: Maybe wrongly, but I think of " an OC" as simply a very valuable tool to bring high quality education to the world. What a great export industry where the leading centers of intellectual property (such as US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia...) has so much to provide others.. And, in a much better and easier way than every before. But, why is "Open" a necessary ingredient? Open = free. Are valuable pharmaceutical products that cost $10s of millions to research (though pennies to produce) given away for free? Is there any evidence whatsoever that this stimulates people to innovate? How about "Massive Onl...