"Coursera has a 10% completion rate...and next to no revenues despite attracting 70,000...a week." buff.ly/XaMWEW

"...MOOCs [are] the future of higher education...[but they] can't support students who are not self-motivated" buff.ly/14BZIAI

Marshal McLuhan's meaning of "the medium is the message". I've been using this quote for years...incorrectly! buff.ly/WMuBAa

Open APIs allow app development and distribution to the ed market. The iTunes of education? It's a revolution. buff.ly/14CvCx9

"...eliminate lectures as a method of instruction. Universities must shift their model from a centuries-old notion" buff.ly/WRi3Yk

"students...online performed better...than those taking the same course through traditional...instruction." tcrn.ch/X2dOG7

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. Machiavelli

"Failure, like rejection, is the practice field for accomplishing mastery." buff.ly/WRi3Yk

"One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time" Andre Gide

"numerous sites...are giving users with prior learning experience...a chance to present their skills..." buff.ly/WeWjlV

"...understanding puts creativity into two categories — legendary status...and everyday creativity...but..." buff.ly/14bmHAy

"“My aspiration isn't to reach the 1% of the world that is self-motivating,” says Thrun, “it's to reach the 99%.” " buff.ly/13WlYaX

"...[do] games...enhance...learning. Or are they just flashy, colorful ways of dishing out more of the same?" bit.ly/15Ax7KT

"I don’t see badges replacing degrees...tomorrow. But I see it as more incremental." buff.ly/YDbS81

MOCs have a permanent place, but they may not be a real disruptive innovation. blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013…

DM@gervaisgoodman thanks. I'll be sure to bring in the honey pot at night.

DM@gervaisgoodman Good. Busy. You? How's Janice doing?

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