Open Culture: The Hottest Course on iTunes (and the Future of Digital Education)
Luis
· 2 years ago
This is probably due to the publicity this course got in Wired Magazine; this past issue was my first and I got it for free two. It's an awesome magazine.
Atfor Nohcud
· 2 years ago
Finally someone has come up with this good idea. Why not use technology. It all depends not if it is live or "taped" but the level of support. Podcasting with mp3s is the cassette tape format of our time. www.aceemploymentservices.net
Joe Tojek
· 2 years ago
Can we finally come up with an economic model for education that is free for participants?
All of this foot dragging is counter productive. We owe it to ourselves and to future generations to figure this out.
Education is the premiere project of our time. We cannot fail.
Anyone working on this? Or too busy trying to figure out how to lock or un-lock proprietary content?
Carol A
· 2 years ago
Perhaps the universities need to think of podcasting differently: giving away lectures for free isn't downgrading a university course, it is rather like a movie preview. A taste of what the full course offers generates real interest, but getting exams marked and the actual degree certificate means students would have to sign up and pay fees. I am surprised that some of the big corporations haven't "sponsored" some lectures? A wonderful way of hitting a target audience for books, computers or specialised job recruitment. I have been listening to the 12 Byzantine Rulers series for the past few weeks, no wonder it is popular! Has Mr Brownworth thought of producing a book? I'd certainly buy it.
Ollie Jones
· 2 years ago
Many US public libraries have a good stock of Teaching Company courses on CD. You can certainly learn a lot without paying by borrowing them.
Will
· 2 years ago
I've been listening to Mr. Brownworth's excellent series, and length of lectures (and the long waits between lectures) are a drawback. But, the quality of the lectures themselves is excellent, easily comparable to TTC.
I would also be willing to hear an ad or two thrown in if it will help Mr. Brownworth produce these lectures.
Anders
· 2 years ago
The question of how to get a revenue stream from a podcast has not yet been clearly answered. The Internet generation is used to highly targeted Google ads, so in my opinion, the random 30 second "spot" ad before a podcast is not a long-term workable format. One of the ways to think about it is to consider the podcast the ad itself. You get people interested in your content and then you sell a more substantial product to those you attract. In terms of this podcast, a book is a good example.
In my opinion, I think the legitimate edu-podcast courses need to be unified under an umbrella. Once they do that, they will pose a significant threat to business models like that of The Teaching Company. Before that happens though, you pay the Teaching Company $129 because you know you are going to get a quality product. There is no clearly labeled free option yet.
Nico
· 2 years ago
Hi,
we have just launched (today) a digg like site for academic/ educational resources.
I hope that you will post some of your academic or educational news there!
Thanks! Nico Baird
Adri
· 1 year ago
I found it a bit dissapointing that Lars Brownworth fails to mention he pulls a significant amount of material word by word from John Julius Norwich's three volume Byzantium work.
Despite this bibliographical omission, however, it is very well read and includes a lot of additional information and provides a splendid introduction to the Middle Ages' most crucial civilisation.
ivanovich Katrina
· 1 year ago
Hello there. I just wanted to mention that i LOVE that name, what was it again? ..ON-DOORS
All Comments
Why not use technology.
It all depends not if it is live or "taped" but the level of support.
Podcasting with mp3s is the cassette tape format of our time.
www.aceemploymentservices.net
All of this foot dragging is counter productive. We owe it to ourselves and to future generations to figure this out.
Education is the premiere project of our time. We cannot fail.
Anyone working on this? Or too busy trying to figure out how to lock or un-lock proprietary content?
I am surprised that some of the big corporations haven't "sponsored" some lectures? A wonderful way of hitting a target audience for books, computers or specialised job recruitment.
I have been listening to the 12 Byzantine Rulers series for the past few weeks, no wonder it is popular! Has Mr Brownworth thought of producing a book? I'd certainly buy it.
I would also be willing to hear an ad or two thrown in if it will help Mr. Brownworth produce these lectures.
In my opinion, I think the legitimate edu-podcast courses need to be unified under an umbrella. Once they do that, they will pose a significant threat to business models like that of The Teaching Company. Before that happens though, you pay the Teaching Company $129 because you know you are going to get a quality product. There is no clearly labeled free option yet.
we have just launched (today) a digg like site for academic/ educational resources.
http://www.edumio.com
I hope that you will post some of your academic or educational news there!
Thanks!
Nico Baird
Despite this bibliographical omission, however, it is very well read and includes a lot of additional information and provides a splendid introduction to the Middle Ages' most crucial civilisation.