The Resistance Stage has begun. The hype about MOOCs was bound to boil over. Let the record show that it began in earnest on April 29, 2013, with a bold statement by the Philosophy Department at San Jose State University (SJSU) in the form of an Open Letter to Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel. The first shot fired: the department’s refusal to pilot Dr. Sandel’s JusticeX course offered by MOOC provider edX.
This is from an op-ed piece I wrote that was published by the EdTech Times today. I struggled with this one—I really didn’t want it to sound too harsh on the good folks at SJSU. I wanted it to be a solution, even inspirational. I’m not sure I succeeded. Read the whole piece here, and let me know what you think.