tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post3805076667578882583..comments2024-03-28T11:36:22.391-04:00Comments on Half an Hour: MOOCs and Community CollegesStephen Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-81129178822368842082013-11-05T05:29:45.293-05:002013-11-05T05:29:45.293-05:00Some educational institutions are slow to adopt MO...Some educational institutions are slow to adopt MOOCs because MOOCs are contrary to their organizational structure and philosophy.<br /><br />It's a bit like armor in the first and second World Wars. In WWI, armor was just coming about as a real option for combat. What little there was was tentatively used and was used in a way that did not change tactics.<br /><br />In WWII, the Germans used armor in a completely new way. The tactics caught up to the technology.<br /><br />Many educational institutions are still trying to use MOOCs in a way that will not change the underlying structures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469192088100290341noreply@blogger.com