16. Start-Up and the Curse of the Familiar

MIT CMS.595 Learning, Media, and Technology, Spring 2024
Instructor: Justin Reich

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This session explores how connectivist MOOCs aimed to disrupt education but were rejected due to their unfamiliarity. Overcoming this “curse of the familiar” involves starting with familiar tech and building strong educator communities.

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