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Te opening plenary panel discussion, “Evolution or Revolution? What’s Hap- pening with Traditional Online Learn- ing” included Jeff Young (Te Chronicle of Higher Education), Jose Cruz (Te Education Trust), Alex Drimmer (Uni- versity of Phoenix) and Jack Wilson (University of Massachusetts).“MOOCs will change the world and make the rest of higher education obsolete. Hy- per-prestigious universities are driving all the change. Umm, I don’t think so, folks,” said Wilson, president emeritus of the University of Massachusetts sys- tem, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies and Innovation at the University of Massa- chusetts at Lowell. “Tey’re certainly not the first movers; they’re not even the fast followers. It’s great to have them on board. But that is not who has led online learning or who is going to lead online learning,” Wilson added.
Dr. John Boersma, CEO, Adapt Course- ware, who also presented a session en- titled “What Would the Best Online Learning Experience Look Like?” also commented on MOOCs, saying “Te energy at the conference around the accelerating pace of change in online learning was exciting.
Te advent of MOOCs over the last year seems to be leading to a rethinking of what is possible online across many different types of institutions. Another interesting trend is exploration of new ways to integrate high-end online re- sources into blended and flipped class- room sections. Tere’s a lot to think about there.”
As this year’s title notes, online learning is at a crossroads, as attendees and speakers alike mentioned. “Online education is undoubtedly the future,” said Trun. Even Wilson mentioned that online learning is “a relentless force that will not be denied.” For more information on this year’s Sloan Consortium Convention, including access to recorded sessions, please visit
SloanConsortium.org.
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