{"id":249,"date":"2016-04-19T19:28:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T19:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serdartemiz.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2016-10-06T14:37:53","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:37:53","slug":"kth-mooc-too-late-to-be-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serdartemiz.com\/?p=249","title":{"rendered":"KTH MOOC: Too Late to be Good!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"first-mooc\"<\/a>I saw news from KTH website regarding a their first MOOC!.<\/p>\n

KTH has just launched its first MOOC. It is just a news but not a great news. Why? Because\u00a0 KTH’s first MOOC comes in end of spring 2016, are you kidding me? Of course it is better than never, but is it enough?<\/p>\n

KTH, with all sense, had the muscle and knowhow to develop\u00a0 not only a MOOC course but also a MOOC platform that all other EU universities could use for their education.<\/p>\n

I guess since KTH already knows they are really late to jump on the bandwagon<\/b> they are <\/i>already aware that\u00a0 it is not easy to have a WOW\u00a0 effect with\u00a0 ‘a MOOC’ anymore, therefore they had to bring Sweden’s first astronaut to fly into Space, Christer Fuglesang, as an instructor.<\/p>\n

Just to make it more clear, While Khan Academy was getting a momentum in 2006, while education is being disrupted, what\u00a0 was KTH doing: KTH\u00a0 was planning to have KTH Sialkot University<\/a> \u00a0in Pakistan where \u00a0KTH\u00a0 would be responsible for course content, university management and quality control.<\/p>\n

Lets say they could not see what Khan Academy was going to change in our lives, EdX started in 2012 and a Swedish medical university, Karolinska University started their first MOOC in 2015 and only after that, KTH woke up!<\/p>\n

As I said, it is not great news. Why? Because it is already end of spring 2016, it is\u00a0 way too late to be good<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

My question is not only for KTH, what is goal for higher education in Swedish Universities? Will we need to have these universities? What are they planning to do while a student is able to get all education from US universities online? What if these universities introduce certificates where students can gain university credits\/degrees based on education they receive in MOOCs,? Would a Swedish student care about to get a degree from KTH, anymore? What will be the future of KTH and all other universities in Sweden?<\/p>\n

There are already private certifications available and these are good for career where makes students more employable: Microsoft Academy, Cisco Academy, and many other certifications.<\/p>\n

If KTH and other universities do not move fast and adopt to changes , it will again\u00a0 be too late to be good, and too bad for Sweden !<\/p>\n

If you do not disrupt, you will be disrupted!.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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