MOOC

Número especial de The Chronicle of Higher Education dedicado a los MOOC (massive open online courses). Una buena parte de los artículos son de acceso exclusivo para suscriptores.

An inside look at the latest phenomenon in online learning. In this special report, we look at the hype, the hope, and the details—and offer the voices of the pioneers, converts, skeptics, and the undecided.

David Wiley sobre la utilidad y efectividad de los MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses, cursos en línea, abiertos y masivos).

MOOCs are another tool in the box. If we start swinging them, hammer-like, at everything, we will do so to the detriment of students. We should be honest about the situations they may be appropriately used in, and make heavy use of them there. We shouldn’t make inappropriate claims about broader applicability.