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Are the current formal programs providing the skills and knowledge needed in the 21st century, and indeed to participate meaningfully in MOOCs and other forms of digital self-learning? And can they learn from MOOCs and how they operate?

Siemens synthesizes some MOOC conversation over the last few weeks and describes the role of MOOCs in education.

"a MOOC that will address how artistic practices can engage in questions of reconciliation, most particularly in the Canadian context of residential schools and the associated and ongoing Truth and Reconciliation Commission."

Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility (PDF)

"In this model, the online content is generally " wrapped" with some face-to-face class time by a local instructor, who can facilitate discussion, answer questions, ensure that students are making progress, and possibly augment the course with additional content and/or assessments."

"we don't educate people as others wished, or as I wished. We have a lousy product .."