[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.96,0:00:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A massive open online course is an ecosystem Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.44,0:00:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from which knowledge can emerge Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.76,0:00:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a traditional course Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.91,0:00:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you end up in a social contract Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.27,0:00:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an institution Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.33,0:00:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or with an instructor. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.67,0:00:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have the knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.86,0:00:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you want that knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.62,0:00:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you go to a classroom Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.96,0:00:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you go to an online location Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.58,0:00:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you engage in this social contract Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.42,0:00:23.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you go Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.69,0:00:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've purchased the time, Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.04,0:00:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll take home the knowledge. Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.42,0:00:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will judge whether or not Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.85,0:00:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have the appropriate knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.54,0:00:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the end of that course. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.79,0:00:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a lot of situations Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.87,0:00:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's really good. Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.33,0:00:35.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A MOOC is something entirely different Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.78,0:00:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The knowledge contract in a MOOC Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.42,0:00:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not presume Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.50,0:00:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is one thing you need to know Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.12,0:00:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a given field Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.33,0:00:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the materials that we study that are part of the syllabus Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.58,0:00:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are really just a starting point Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.08,0:00:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the negotiation of knowledge. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.17,0:00:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The outcomes might be as varied as a discussion, Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.42,0:00:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a blog post or a peer reviewed article. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.06,0:00:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really a MOOC is just a catalyst for knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.71,0:00:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowledge in a MOOC is emergent Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.63,0:00:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During those discussions Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.83,0:00:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the participants Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.71,0:01:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and between the facilitators Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.29,0:01:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,themes are going to begin to emerge Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.21,0:01:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those themes are going to combine Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.79,0:01:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the course materials Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a really unpredictable knowledge base Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.83,0:01:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from which people are going to learn Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.29,0:01:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with which they are going to engage. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.38,0:01:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the participants in a Mooc Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.58,0:01:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are gonna come out of the course Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.88,0:01:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a far better idea of how their own knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.88,0:01:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,matches up against others in the field. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.00,0:01:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more importantly Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.33,0:01:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're going to come out with a knowledge network Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.88,0:01:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a network of people and ideas Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.83,0:01:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's going to carry Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.21,0:01:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long past the end of that course date. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.33,0:01:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the field itself Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.33,0:01:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it offers a focused discussion Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.46,0:01:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That discussion may clarify point of debate Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.96,0:01:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or it may push knowledge in that field Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.33,0:01:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to new and interesting places.