Anant Agarwal: Why massively open online courses (still) matter
2013 was a year of hype for MOOCs (massively open online courses). Great big numbers and great big hopes were followed by some disappointing first results. But the head of edX, Anant Agarwal, makes the case that MOOCs still matter -- as a way to share high-level learning widely and supplement (but perhaps not replace) traditional classrooms. Agarwal shares his vision of blended learning, where teachers create the ideal learning experience for 21st century students.
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So this guy predicted a future because today everyone has online classrooms. Love it! haha
People will look back on this video one day and realize history was made. Heading to edX now.
I'm currently in university. I go to my classes and daydream while the professor talks, then I go home and try to teach myself the material. I don't have the attention span to sit and listen to someone lecture me. I think that moving towards a world where people can learn with a pause button is promising.
@rokanmoschus1564
6 жыл бұрын
Ellellevlog same here
@dr.samatieh4185
6 жыл бұрын
Online Education is the new paradigm of education, big schools are just now accepting that.
@anuragkrkashyap9905
6 жыл бұрын
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@oreos888
6 жыл бұрын
sounds like a waste of attending university...
@Sapphire37.
5 жыл бұрын
You and moi in the same boat.. smh
Who else is here in 2022 because of edX? Thanks to all the great minds who spread the knowledge.
This is very underrated video
@rishab671
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
This video needs to be shared. The information is outstanding. I am a beneficiary of edx and I am so blessed to have found this resource. It has transformed my life. There's no way a person like me from a poor country, Liberia, could have afforded the quality of education I receive on edx.
@miss_pauline
3 жыл бұрын
I just discovered edx and I enrolled on my first course yesterday and we share the same woes, am Kenyan and edx is about to change my life tbh
Hah! I did circuits and electronics 6002x online about a year ago and it was great, Anant Agarwal was the professor!
@jhazelhurst4124
10 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention the turning a pickle into a light source, 'a pickle is also a lumped element' as he would say.
This TED is incredible! Lectures like this makes me remind how I love to learn! Thank you!
@jameelajan8510
7 жыл бұрын
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Learning to teach is becoming Teaching to learn through MOOC! It's great to be part of it!
We shouldn't forget that a lot of MOOC participants aren't usual first semester students but highly educated men and women who already have got one ore more graduations. They're doctors, professors and similar. They know how to learn on their own. The presented techniques may work well if you're able to learn autonomically, but that is not always given.
@bygnahzdivad
10 жыл бұрын
I agree and I'm also questioning the method that they would use to evaluate the students. If they do it online, then there's a very high chance that students cheat to get the grades that they want, which would eliminate the whole point of this process. The only way I suppose they can evaluate students would be through testing centres that the students can go to for their evaluations.
@jeremyrieder
10 жыл бұрын
Every students need to learn how to learn by themselves when they start higher education, whether their courses are MOOCs or traditional ones ;)
@YR2050
10 жыл бұрын
The point is to make MOOC the new standard of college/university learning. Sit-and-Listen-for-hours is just not working for many people, it is a failing system.
@bygnahzdivad
10 жыл бұрын
Actually, I totally agree with you on that point, because I've found myself falling asleep in some of my classes. I understand that's what he's trying to address, but we also have to address the flaws to his system if we're to search for a better solution to university/college education.
@jellodrake4112
10 жыл бұрын
The fact that learning to 'teach ones self' is not the standard in today's grade schools is highly disturbing to me. You shouldn't need higher education to learn how to learn. I was just lucky enough to be the kind of person who fell into that without the help of grade school. On a similar note, if you experiment with different sources(different books(you'll eventually find a pattern of book styles that help you retain knowledge), MOOCs, professional communities, etc; as I've proposed in a few other replies here, but for different reasons) you can start to feel out your own personal learning style and figure out how to learn autonomously if that's something you currently have trouble with. If you need to be kept in check to stay on course then use the buddy system.
I can see your pasion, Anant. I can see your great work as an agent of changes. Uau!!! (that is for me, because I found three words that expresses my admiration): Bravo!!! Congratulations!!! Thank you!!!
Happy to see I was not the only one who got lost in class because I coudln't take notes fast enough (plus I struggled trying to read the blackboard). In fact, even people with mental disorders can benefit enormously from this, studying feeling calm at home (Social anxiety disorder (SAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ...). I really hope more and more people will learn like this; I love pausing, rewinding, selecting x1.25 most of the time, ... This is priceless. Thank you.
Fantastic video. Love stuff like this when I'm feeling discouraged.
just got an account for edX. I loved this talk because I relate to this. I think technology can improve our education system. People who don't have an opportunity can still learn. And for me, my school teacher doesn't do anything except busy work and I really want to learn. This will be a great opportunity for me to learn what I want, and learn it well. Thank you!
edx is awesome, can't wait until my new course starts!
Fantastic speech! I'm interested to learn even more about MOOCs!
Estoy en un curso de Edx y dieron este video dentro de las tareas. Me pareció una exposición genial que une algo que toda presentación de un tema debieses tener: - Una persona real (lo cual en estos tiempos es importante de destacar así como vamos, en que piensan reemplazar a las personas para toda actividad, llegando a una exageración). - Un tema interesante explicado de una manera simple, ya que con el se llega a todos, expertos y no expertos del área. - Una forma amena, entretenida de exposición, lo que permite mantener la concentración por más tiempo, y además, conservar el contenido con mayor facilidad. Muchas gracias.
Edx is also a very recent discovery for me and finding it very inspirational. Thanks for making this so accessible.
This is an awesome step forward in revolutionizing education. I am starting my second online course from Harvard through EdX and it's amazing to know I am learning with the best possible. So glad to live in these times. Love learning. Love EdX. Thank you so much .
Fantastic speech, thank you very much!!!
@JackSmith-du1yc
6 жыл бұрын
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That re-imagining of MOOCs to take on the shape of what we know today as the modern class textbook is absolutely ingenious. I love it!
Muy accesible la traducción del video al español (por Daniel Sainz y Patricia Aguirre). La conferencia muy sencilla en su exposición logra transmitir además con cierto humor algunas de las inquietudes más compartidas en todo el mundo para lograr educación significativa y con sentido ciudadano. Debo reconocer y agradecer además a Victoria Gutiérrez haber subido el enlace a la página UAGro Virtual.
how come idea videos like waffles and many other cats video's have more views than this absolutely revolutionary speech. he is talking about future and only got 160,867 views .
@mrsandmrbutterfly
4 жыл бұрын
One reason is that everyone is stressed out. Animal videos are remedy for stress. It's crazy but that's my thought.
Agree with most of these ideas. BUT (and this is a big but) some subjects lend themselves to this approach more than others AND some students are more self motivated than others!
@marcosmoritz
10 жыл бұрын
Yes Sherry, you are right. The main concern is assure we are ADDING a new model, instead of REPLACING the current model by this one.
@JohnBastardSnow
10 жыл бұрын
_"and this is a big butt"_ That's what she said
@RutzMac
10 жыл бұрын
About self-motivation: I think all students can become self-motivated when they are learning what they want to learn. In this new, self-paced model for education, students will be able to learn WHAT they want WHEN they want to learn it. Of course, there will have to be some minimum requirements. But in this self-paced model, genius will emerge sooner and more often when students have the time and means to discover what they love.
@RutzMac
10 жыл бұрын
I believe that as more content gets online and as more people turn to the Internet for education, all subjects will find a way to be taught through this tech-powered method. There will always be a need for people---for fellow students, for professors, for TAs---to enrich the experience with discussion and practice problem-solving, and eliminate whatever computer error there might be. But the information can be conveyed without the need for a person to be in the same room.
@xxhellspawnedxx
10 жыл бұрын
RutzMac Furthermore about self-motivation, the only thing we have to speak for her view of this is people within the current educational paradigm. There will always be the occasional slacker, but most people won't be slacking willingly. They just have their motivation and creativity crushed by overly rigid school systems.
just registered for my UX MicroMasters course with edX and Im beyond excited. Im so grateful for online learning institutions like edX and Springboard!!
"Given education has been calcified for 500 years, {...}We really have to completely reimagine it." Thank you !!! We know more than we used to and our needs are differents. It's so nice to see change is coming somehow.
I stumbled upon video today. Iiis a true eye opener for people who are stuck with a a traditional way of schooling.
Good Ted... Congratulations!
I am a student at university of Hawaii and we do a lot of the online blended class it is hard at times but is fun to have the ability to connect at an instant.
Thank you very much for this brilliant speech! I'm sharing it with my professor.
Yes, just discovering EdX myself, feel so behind in all this, BUT I am catching up!
The main reason to go to a university remains mostly social. Forming relationships, connections, and discussions. Covid will illuminate just how significant the need for change is...
I completed 3 online courses, and I attend 2 at the moment... It's the best thing I did for myself... And Circuits and electronics with prof.Agarwal was my first course. He was right when he said the students dream about green checkmark :)))
Incredible
I`m a bit of an old coot and didn`t even know MOOC`s existed,well that has opened up a whole new world. Evolution is what Anant is talking about,nice work my son.
6:00 "Tiny fast thumbs developed from evolution"....I laughed out loud with a creeped out undertone.
The talk regarding the online courses is very motivating. its a giant leap to the field of education. thank you sir.
I love u professor, I am currently doing a course from Harvard, and never would have thought about it without edx
It completely changed the way I thought about education in online, the value online education is giving is enormous and it reaches every corner of the world, Best professors, Best education everywhere. World becomes a better place. Thanks to Anant for such a great inspiration and great thought.
A most amazing video. Regret that I discovered it so late. The service edx has rendered to education and millions of learners across the world is remarkable indeed. Kudos to Mr. Anant and the entire team of MIT for the noble and innovative initiative. Thanks a lot.
@curiousbit9228
Жыл бұрын
You can't regret something that was not in your control. You could WISH you discovered it earlier.
Awesome.MOOC's are changing lives,bringing education to the places where it was otherwise unimaginable
Great session on how education can be transformed through technology and e-learning. The adaption of flipped classroom and blended learning is very effectively explained.
I think the idea is great and it's absolutely amazing to see what's A. Agarwal is doing with Edx. Thankyou for changing the way people gain education.
Thank you Anant Sir & edx team! Thanks a lot!!
Wonderful speech. Thanks for sharing!
This is gold. I discover edx last year by accident looking for online certification program.
Brilliant. Thank you very much.
Amazing presentation!!
Thank you for the informative talk on importance of online technologies like MOOCs, active learning.
i was really too late to recognize this is miracle
Informative session..thank you
Very nice talk. Thank you.
really a good talk on creative learning process
Les cours en ligne sur edx est pour moi une grande opportunité d'élargir mes connaissances car j'ai pu apprendre un cours autre que ma filière que j'ai prise comme carrière.Par Edx j'ai pu étudier a mon propre rythme dans un grande institution internationale que peut être je n'aurais jamais l'occasion dans ma vie d'y étudier.Merci donc a Edx et je lui souhaite yoyeux anniversaire.
Smart presentation, touchy & informative.
awesome talk. Thanks
Wonderful session. Thank you so much.
Thank you very much for this talk.
Great inception and that also for free,hats off to agarwal sir. MOOC can really transform one's life.
Insightful talk. Thank you
Wonderful speech.Thank you sir.
Inspiring, Informative Session Thank you
Nice speech, Thank you sir
Wonderfull TED talk sir... I must say an effective speach
De verdad agradecido de ver que no estaba tan perdido con respecto a la evolución de la educación.
This channel is like an ocean of interesting and very useful information.
Eye opener.... Thank you
I’m amazed to see this was uploaded a decade ago
My perspective changed totally... really a eye opener speech 👏👏
Love to geek out and get my MOOC on!
Gracias a Edx, me capacite en música , matemáticas y medicina, gracias por la oportunidad. Son un cielo para los países que aún desarrollan su educación diversificada.
I greatly appreciate this presentation of this professor Anant Agarwal because this mode of education system has greatly impacted those who cannot be admitted into the campuses. The mooc system has made this so and this mission is already been accessed around the globe and I am also beginning to benefit from through knowledge gaining.
Awesome. Thank you.
This is very underrated video Thank you
Nice informative presentation.thank you sir
very nice lecture thank you so much
Very insightful talk
Very well spoken n explained.
Nice session.Thank you sir
Nice and Informative lecture Thanks a lot
Great video, thanks for sharing
Appreciative presentation! The data he presented shows how edx-like programs have revolutionized the education system of the world with its huge inclusion with blended model. Furthermore, the concept of massive online courses has almost been proved as the best education system in the time of world-wide pandemic!
Great Talk. I just enrolled in the course "Blockchain for Business - An Introduction to Hyperledger Technologies" with edX.
@lukelader
3 жыл бұрын
Are you still interested in Blockchain after 3 years?
So much surprising and very much helpful speech. I'm really very touched by this speech.
I'm currently doing an iversity MOOC in astrophysics. It's free to enrol, it's really interesting, and thoroughly enjoyable. I could never afford to pay for an equivalent qualification from a traditional University and because I'm a full-time carer I'm not able to go out to attend lectures and seminars etc.. so studying from home is ideal. MOOCs get a huge thumbs up from me !
I remember the days when I used to sit in that theatre. Amphitheatre, it's called. Great Ife
Nice lecture...thank you sir
nice speech, thank you
Very nice information on blended model and e-learning
Thank you for the video
Really a great one.Thank you Sir.
that the the way things go in this digital era
This was Fantastic speech, thank you very much!!
Very Inspiring, Thank you again
As an educator working with NGOS and government schools and colleges , i find this fascinating in terms of how this has far more potential in the age of corona
edX is lovely, it gives many people a second chance and that is why I praise technology developement. for having a better society with cheap or free education for everybody around the globe, learning becomes everybody's daily habit. We are so blessed that we can see such a thing n our lifetime. lovely.
Great!! you explained it like magic, you covered everything :)
nice talk,Great and inspiring as well
thank you for information
Very informative and impressive lecture 👍🙏