How MOOCs Will Revolutionize Corporate Learning And Development
Seems like I was ahead of my time...... (Below from Forbes article):The following three MOOC elements are particularly well-suited to corporate learning & development:
- Semi-synchronicity: Most MOOCs allow students to go through the course as a ‘semi-synchronous’ cohort of learners. That means each week the group receives the same assignment of video lectures, readings, quizzes and/or threaded discussions, but each member completes that course work on his or her own time. The design of semi-synchronous cohorts provides learners the opportunity to motivate each other as they go through the program.
- Course design: “Flipping the classroom,” or swapping classwork with homework, was first made popular by Khan Academy, and is one of the defining features of MOOCs.This way, the most of the learning happens not through a professor lecturing but by giving students access to course materials and having them study and explore them at home. Then in class, they put their new knowledge to work with role-plays, use cases, and exercises.
All my lectures, training videos, quiz's & labs were on-line. There was a "chat" feature where students could ask me OR OTHER STUDENTS questions and on-line discussions were encouraged)
"Flipping the classroom"... You bet.... You came to class with a damn good idea of the material (or what you thought was in the material) and, in class, by completing the labs, you found out if you really had a good grasp of the concepts (and if you didn't..... I was there to set you straight).
No wonder I scarred the hell out of the other instructors....
full article see:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannemeister/2013/08/13/how-moocs-will-revolutionize-corporate-learning-development/
posted by cl @ 8:22 PM
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