Massive Online Open Classrooms (MOOCs) will impact digital learning over the next five years. As our student body is becoming more and more proficient at utilizing material gleaned from the web, students will begin to look for learning opportunities where classes are curated, connections are made, and networks are established, and communities thrive. As they leave formal education-- k-12 learning as well as collegiate level-- learners will still be able to join classes at their own convenience, for free, and with an end purpose in mind. During the process, learners will find common goals and ideas with others and begin to form their own learning communities. Since this is a platform for life-long learning, I see it becoming an essential part of education. Learners will choose what courses to join, how much they participate, and what they will get it out of it. Learners will do this for their own benefit, rather than a grade.
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AuthorI teach Latin and absolutely love it. I believe that learning the Classics gives all people the opportunity to expand their minds as well as be more accepting of new concepts and skills. Archives
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