John C Wilhelmsson

The Art of Teaching: & the Threat of Moocs John C Wilhelmsson

In 2013 a philosophy department at a little known state university stood almost alone against its own administration, a group of opportunist politicians, and a well funded high-tech start-up who were all attempting to destroy university education as we know it by pushing massive open online courses (MOOCs). In the aftermath of this modern day academic stand at Thermopylae a member of the department conducted his own reflections on the art of teaching while at the same time documenting the MOOC controversy. Here is a work on the art of teaching born out of a real educational crisis, along with an inside perspective on the ongoing fight against MOOCs (published in easy to read large print).