The #edcmooc theory? of the Big Bang

Image: Greg Morss

Weeeeeeell.. E-learning and Digital Cultures began a couple of days ago.

And all hell broke loose.

Why? Because of all the overwhelming amount of information that's flooding everywhere. The first impact after the explosion is that following the course will be like trying to find a needle in a (giant) haystack.

Too much information is shared everywhere, through all the given tools, mainly via social networks and groups (Facebook, Twitter, G+... I lost the count) built by the students for the students. A huge, inmense amount of content created by the participants every day, every hour, every minute.

Oh dear, and more will come. 

This sudden emerged factory of planets is neither a good nor a bad thing per se. The problem is not about dealing with the quantity but to have a clear idea of what needle each of us has to look for.

And that needle has a name: digital artifact. Or so is how the Creators have named the final project: the small planet to be created by the students; we, current unspecified masses morphing into a digital artifact by which we will be assessed.

#edcmooc

It's certainly been a while now since the last entry was published.

But this blog is not abandoned. Many things happen in real life that keeps this planet away from gravitating at least for a while. But here we are again. 

Many of you are aware that we are experiencing a MOOC's boom moment. For those who have not yet been captivated by a MOOC, it stands for Massive Open Online Course.
Remember that old post about e-learning? Well, a MOOC perfectly fits e-earning's definition at its best. And be aware that there is now a good bunch of them out there now. Universe expanding itself!

May these lines serve as an introductory for one particular course: E-learning and Digital Cultures, #edcmooc for friends that has just been launched at Coursera, one of the pioneers in the MOOC's territory conquest.