Brian M. Lucey

Tag: mooc

  • Are MOOCs the future for the Irish Higher Education Sector?

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    This is an extended version of an opinion piece published in the Irish Examiner Over the last decade or more the language of management has permeated more and more into higher education. For some this is the trump of doom, as they see the accompanying managerialism as being the death knell of the university. Others,…

  • MOOC and me

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    So, starting a MOOC next week, on astrobiology and the search for extra terrestrial life. Hosted by coursera, it's out of Edinburgh. I'm interested to see how it works, and in particular the way it works as a student. MOOCs aren't going to replace the traditional way of doing higher education, but they are a…