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MOOC.ca ~ A History of MOOCs - Massive Open Online Course The Important Beginning to Connectivism and the Future of Open Source Education

A more in-depth informational Prezi on the panel in ___ Conference discussing the 7 possible futures of American Education. Panel members included John Sener, Cynthia Calongne(aka Lyr Lobo) and several other education technology forerunners. What to expect in the next ten years or so...

In my previous post, I invited my fellow panelists to add their thoughts and impressions. Cynthia had a lot to share, so she gets her own guest post: "Here are my observations from our session... Steady as she goes makes sense, especially in the face of incredible growth, as Lisa noted.

Our "Is the New Normal Anything But?" panel at the recent 2010 NUTN Summit rocked! Thanks to Susan Kannel, Lisa Cheney-Steen, and Cynthia Calongne, my fellow panelists*. The "six scenarios" seemed to provide an excellent framework for our conversation; the interaction with our audience and each other was excellent, and the discussion could have gone on for hours.

A MOOC is a Massive Online Open Course designed based on the learning theory connectivism. Since 2008, there have been a series of these free open online courses offered. This course is informed by their design and implementation. VW MOOC - Virtual Worlds, Games and Education is divided into 2 parts.