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How to Make Online Courses Massively Personal
How thousands of online students can get the effect of one-on-one tutoring
Educators have known for 30 years that students perform better when given one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning–working on a subject until it is mastered, not just until a test is scheduled. Success also requires motivation, whether from an inner drive or from parents, mentors or peers.
Will the rise of massive open online courses (MOOCs) quash these success factors? Not at all. In fact, digital tools offer our best path to cost-effective, personalized learning.
By Peter Norvig
Full Story: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-make-online-courses-massively-personal-peter-norvig
Many thanks to David Nelson for sharing this.
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