Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Creative disrupters are welcome. |
| Authors: |
Reif, L. Rafael |
| Source: |
Times Higher Education. 3/6/2014, Issue 2142, Special section p20-21. 2p. |
| Subjects: |
MASSIVE open online courses, BHAVE, Amol, MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology, ONLINE education, BUSINESSPEOPLE, ATTITUDE (Psychology) |
| Abstract: |
The article focuses on the growing global reach and impact of massive open online courses (MOOCs) being offered by various universities. It cites the story of Amol Bhave, a 17-year old male student from a small city in India who completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) prototype online course to highlight several distinctive aspects of the mission of MIT including global service ethic, an aspiration to meritocracy an entrepreneurial attitude. |
| Database: |
Teacher Reference Center |
