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 <title>Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs</title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-url field-type-link-field field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;URL:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hackeducation.com/2013/11/29/top-ed-tech-trends-2013-moocs/&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;http://www.hackeducation.com/2013/11/29/top-ed-tech-trends-2013-moocs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artículo de Audrey Watters en su blog Hack Education, cuarta parte de una serie sobre &lt;a href=&quot;http://hackeducation.com/blog/tag.php?Search_Tag=ed-tech%20trends%202013&quot;&gt;Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Temas:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/131&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;MOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/272&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;cMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/249&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;xMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>cent</dc:creator>
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 <title>Sebastian Thrun y el supuesto giro (¿o fracaso?) de los MOOC</title>
 <link>https://cent.uji.es/octeto/node/4378</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;La revista de negocios Fast Company publicaba el pasado 14 de noviembre un artículo sobre el cofundador de Udacity Sebastian Thrun, en el que éste se lamenta de que los MOOC no estén funcionando todo lo bien que él esperaba, y además anuncia un cierto cambio de rumbo:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb&quot;&gt;Udacity&#039;s Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes Course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We were on the front pages of newspapers and magazines, and at the same time, I was realizing, we don&#039;t educate people as others wished, or as I wished. We have a lousy product,&quot; Thrun tells me. &quot;It was a painful moment.&quot; Turns out he doesn&#039;t even like the term &lt;em&gt;MOOC&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;El tono general del texto es laudatorio, incluso hagiográfico. Se rebaja el alcance de las famosas profecías de Thrun: &quot;En cincuenta años sólo quedarán diez universidades en todo el mundo&quot;. Eso ya ni se menciona, ahora tan sólo se trata de revolucionar la formación profesional, no la educación superior tal como se entiende en las universidades.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Como era de esperar, el artículo ha suscitado todo tipo de respuestas críticas. Destacamos por su relevancia las siguientes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;En primer lugar, la de Audrey Watters, que duda de que haya ningún cambio real e insiste en los peligros de una mala pedagogía, aunque al parecer no se dirija ya frontalmente contra las universidades:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hackeducation.com/2013/11/14/thrun-as-saint/&quot;&gt;Why We Shouldn&#039;t Celebrate Udacity&#039;s &quot;Pivot&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;I’m not sure that this is, as some have suggested, a &quot;pivot.&quot; Udacity has always been clear that it&#039;s focused on engineering education. The startup struck partnerships with tech companies early on - it has sought to be a provider of high-(industry-)demand CS curriculum and a job recruitment pipeline.&lt;br /&gt;
  [...]&lt;br /&gt;
  And me, I have still more cause for concern, as I am not willing to shrug off lousy educational practices simply because they occur outside the walls of formal education. Many professors have been quite vigilant about criticizing MOOCs foray into higher ed; I think it&#039;s just as important to keep that up if MOOCs want to conquer vocational ed instead. If MOOCs - short videos, multiples choice quizzes, and robo-graders - offer bad pedagogy, then that means they offer bad pedagogy for everyone, everywhere. To ignore bad pedagogy simply because it occurs in settings outside the humanities or outside the college curriculum is elitist and wrong.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;En segundo lugar, la de George Siemens, uno de los creadores originales de los MOOC como sistema de aprendizaje abierto y conectivista, antes de que las universidades de élite de los USA e inversores privados se apropiasen la idea y la manipulasen conforme a sus intereses:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2013/11/15/the-failure-of-udacity/&quot;&gt;The Failure of Udacity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;The Udacity pivot, showcased (a latin term meaning &quot;spin&quot;) as a good thing in the Fast Company article, is the equivalent of Obama doing an Affordable Care is Working media tour. Make no mistake - this is a failure of Udacity and Sebastian Thrun. This is not a failure of open education, learning at scale, online learning, or MOOCs. Thrun tied his fate too early to VC funding. As a result, Udacity is now driven by revenue pursuits, not innovation. He promised us a bright future of open learning. He delivered to us something along the lines of a 1990&#039;s corporate elearning program.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Finalmente, Martin Weller insiste en la experiencia de cuarenta años de la Open University en la educación a distancia y en la importancia de la tutorización y el apoyo al estudiante. Además, dice, ahora va resultando obvio que los MOOC tienen más sentido en el seno de las universidades y como parte del continuo de los recursos educativos abiertos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nogoodreason.typepad.co.uk/no_good_reason/2013/11/stop-me-if-you-think-youve-heard-this-one-before.html&quot;&gt;Stop me if you think you&#039;ve heard this one before&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;Anyway, where does this leave us? Does it mean MOOCs are dead? Not really. It just means they aren&#039;t the massive world revolution none of us thought they were anyway. And it also suggests that universities, far from being swept away by MOOCs, are in fact the home of MOOCs. You see, MOOCs make sense as an adjunct to university business, they don&#039;t really make sense as a stand alone offering. One wonders if the likes of Shirky will be writing about how wonderful the university model of open education is. So in the end, far from being a portent of doom of the university model, MOOCs are a validation of universities and their robustness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Temas:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/131&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;MOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/255&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;Udacity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/272&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;cMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/249&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;xMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>cent</dc:creator>
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 <title>MOOCs and Beyond - eLearning Papers 33 released</title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-url field-type-link-field field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;URL:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elearningeuropa.info/en/news/moocs-and-beyond-elearning-papers-33-released&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;http://elearningeuropa.info/en/news/moocs-and-beyond-elearning-papers-33-released&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;El último número de la revista eLearning Papers está centrado en los retos y el futuro de los cursos en línea masivos y abiertos (MOOCs). Entre otros artículos interesantes cabe destacar MOOC Design Principles: A Pedagogical Approach from the Learner’s Perspective, de Lourdes Guardia, Marcelo Maina i Albert Sangrà.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Temas:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/125&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;revista&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/131&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;MOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/249&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;xMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/272&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;cMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/276&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;open education&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 08:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Why c and x MOOCs are attracting different number of participants?</title>
 <link>https://cent.uji.es/octeto/node/4293</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-url field-type-link-field field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;URL:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://suifaijohnmak.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/why-c-and-x-moocs-are-attracting-different-number-of-participants/&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;http://suifaijohnmak.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/why-c-and-x-moocs-are-attracting-different-number-of-participants/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artículo de Sui Fai John Mak sobre las diferencias entre xMOOC y cMOOC y las razones por las que los primeros atraen a mucha más gente. Básicamente, argumenta el autor, por su vínculo con instituciones de élite (&lt;em&gt;branding&lt;/em&gt;), por su abundancia de recursos, porque ofrecen certificación y porque emplean una metodología o pedagogía mucho más familiar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Temas:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/131&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;MOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/249&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;xMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/272&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;cMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>cent</dc:creator>
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 <title>Is Coursera Facebook, Amazon, or Pets.com?</title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-url field-type-link-field field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;URL:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mfeldstein.com/is-coursera-facebook-amazon-or-petscom-2/&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;http://mfeldstein.com/is-coursera-facebook-amazon-or-petscom-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;content:encoded&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Feldstein sobre el curso que pueden tomar los xMOOC (Coursera, edX) y su posible impacto en las universidades. A su parecer, una de las características distintivas más importantes de los MOOC no conectivistas (lo que los diferencia de un LMS) es funcionar como escaparate de cursos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Temas:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/45&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;universidad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/131&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;MOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/octeto/taxonomy/term/249&quot; typeof=&quot;skos:Concept&quot; property=&quot;rdfs:label skos:prefLabel&quot; datatype=&quot;&quot;&gt;xMOOC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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