The Future of Education is Community: The Rise of Cohort-Based Courses
@fortelabs presents the 4 Waves of Online Education, from MOOCs to cohort-based courses:
A summary… 👇🏼
@fortelabs presents the 4 Waves of Online Education, from MOOCs to cohort-based courses:
A summary… 👇🏼
1️⃣ MOOCs: bringing traditional educational content online
2️⃣ Marketplaces: giving ordinary people the platform to earn money through teaching
3️⃣ Toolkits: giving instructors control over distribution + pricing + the student experience
2️⃣ Marketplaces: giving ordinary people the platform to earn money through teaching
3️⃣ Toolkits: giving instructors control over distribution + pricing + the student experience
4️⃣ Cohorts: creating transformations via live interactions + adapting content on the fly
🌐 Global, niche interest groups can gather to learn together, thanks to improved tech
🌐 Global, niche interest groups can gather to learn together, thanks to improved tech
4 things set cohort-based courses apart, the most important of which is Community:
🤝 People learn together, bonding and forming long-lasting relationships
🙌🏿 CBCs create the conditions for communities to emerge organically
🤝 People learn together, bonding and forming long-lasting relationships
🙌🏿 CBCs create the conditions for communities to emerge organically
Accountability:
🙆🏽♀️ The relationships we form and value, keep us accountable to our peers
👋🏻 The ephemeral, scarce nature of the live experience forces us to show up live
🙆🏽♀️ The relationships we form and value, keep us accountable to our peers
👋🏻 The ephemeral, scarce nature of the live experience forces us to show up live
Interaction:
💙 CBCs create the environment for people to connect on an emotional level
🎮 Live interactions create an experience akin to video games x university classrooms
💙 CBCs create the environment for people to connect on an emotional level
🎮 Live interactions create an experience akin to video games x university classrooms
Impact:
💪🏾 CBCs transform and push the entire community past their collective comfort zone
💪🏾 CBCs transform and push the entire community past their collective comfort zone
💯 CBCs have raised the quality bar, and likewise people's willingness to pay, which…
💵 Allows creators to invest in resources and build a business beyond their personal brand
🧠 CBCs have the potential to democratise transformative education in new, unique ways
💵 Allows creators to invest in resources and build a business beyond their personal brand
🧠 CBCs have the potential to democratise transformative education in new, unique ways
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