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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.27,0:00:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why now?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.38,0:00:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why should MOOCs appear right now?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.85,0:00:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is it different from previous\Nrevolutions in educational technology?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.43,0:00:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well to me, there are two trends.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.05,0:00:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first is that information is more and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.19,0:00:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more accessible, and becoming cheaper, or\Neven free.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.25,0:00:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, via Google Maps, anyone\Nanywhere in the world can now
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.21,0:00:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access maps that just a few years ago\Nwould be considered military grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.11,0:00:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through Google Books anyone anywhere in\Nthe world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.42,0:00:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can access the content of books relatively\Neasily.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.74,0:00:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe some part of it if the content is\Ncopyrighted.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.35,0:00:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MOOCs come at the right time for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.72,0:00:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They simply make accessible to a much\Nwider
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.92,0:00:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,audience something that was so far pretty\Nclosed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.17,0:00:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,University level material, about very high\Nlevel
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.88,0:00:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,topics, they open up the doors of\Nuniversities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.79,0:00:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Note that I said course material, not\Nbooks, this is different.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.58,0:00:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Course material helps to bring someone up\Nto speed, in some
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.43,0:00:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very pointed discipline where they might\Nnot exist text book yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.69,0:01:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The value added by the MOOC, is that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.12,0:01:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of this information is pre-processed\Nby the professor.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.61,0:01:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The professor stands between all that\Ninformation and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.09,0:01:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the student to help the student navigate\Nit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.44,0:01:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, the student benefits immediately\Nfrom an instant study group.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.51,0:01:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like if they go to the library to\Nborrow a book.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.83,0:01:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this begs the question of why would
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.49,0:01:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anyone go through the effort of taking a\NMOOC?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.56,0:01:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well there are simply many reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.27,0:01:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them is just fun, some people are\Njust curious.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.58,0:01:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one of them touches on the second\Nreason why MOOCs arrive now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.22,0:01:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well pretty simply, it used to be that you\Ncould do a whole career in one company.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.33,0:01:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few decades ago, that was possible but\Nthat's certainly not true anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.96,0:01:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also used to be that you could do a\Nwhole career
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.65,0:01:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of one degree, and that's becoming\Nless and less possible now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.36,0:01:54.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essentially, in the modern professional\Nworld, you need to adapt.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.45,0:01:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More and more, what matters is the\Nindividual's ability
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.54,0:02:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to navigate this new landscape by\Nacquiring new skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.63,0:02:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously MOOCs can help with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.18,0:02:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The big question that is left with MOOCs,\Nis how to translate these new skills into
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.66,0:02:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaningful certificates, so the individual\Ncan actually leverage
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.44,0:02:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this training to a new job more easily.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.66,0:02:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're a university professor, this is\Ntrue for you as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.13,0:02:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to adapt yourself to the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.02,0:02:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revolution in your profession, that are\NMOOCs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.68,0:02:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If your tenured, you actually have no\Nincentive to do this
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.11,0:02:32.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except if you want to do a better job when\Nteaching.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.25,0:02:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are not tenured yet the reality is\Nthat you have every
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.63,0:02:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disincentive to follow this evolution, and\Nrock the boat at your own institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.84,0:02:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you are always at risk for being\Nassessed
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.34,0:02:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using older criteria that don't account\Nfor the new technologies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.83,0:02:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I need to clarify one more thing now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.72,0:02:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me, the fact that all this education
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.31,0:03:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is distributed for free and can benefit\Npeople.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.14,0:03:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All over the world in myriads of ways, is\Nabsolutely, phenomenally great.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.42,0:03:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it will dramatically affect society as\Nwell.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.01,0:03:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want to downplay this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.47,0:03:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's really important to understand\Nthat this is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.94,0:03:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,purely and entirely a side effect, a nice\Nside effect
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.40,0:03:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is a side effect, of the main\Ncommercial
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.40,0:03:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focus, which is higher education and\Nemployment in developed markets.