By Christina Pazzanese, Harvard
EdX innovations offer new tools for education research and teaching, says Anant Agarwal “Some people look at a number like a billion and see exaggeration,” said HGSE Dean James Ryan during his introduction of Agarwal. “I see it as the kind of aspiration we need to achieve universal access to education, to ensure every child and young adult around the world has the knowledge and skills necessary to lead a successful and fulfilling life.” Already the massive open online course (MOOC) concept has transformed the way people around the globe can access education. Agarwal said it has the very real potential to do the same for the way educators think about and teach students, virtually or in person. “Technology has absolutely changed the world, whether it’s health care, whether it’s communications, whether it’s transportation,” he said. “Everything is completely different. But education hasn’t changed.”
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/10/on-the-frontiers-of-learning/
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