Internet Learning Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2014 | Page 21

Enter the Anti-MOOCs: The Reinvention of Online Learning as a Form of Social Commentary
About the Authors
Dr. Larry Johnson serves as Chief Executive
Officer of the New Media Consortium,
an international not-for profit consortium
dedicated to the exploration and use of new
media and new technologies. Its hundreds
of member institutions constitute an elite
list of the most highly regarded universities,
museums, and research centers in the
world. The NMC’s dozen-year exploration
of technology use in education, the Horizon
Project, informs strategic technology planning
for educational institutions in more
than 175 countries. As the project’s founder,
Johnson works with visionaries and thought
leaders from across the globe to define new
ways of thinking about technology, and explore
emerging trends and issues.
Samantha Adams Becker, Senior Director
of Communications for the New Media Consortium,
is the lead writer and researcher for
the NMC Horizon Report series, which analyzes
emerging technology uptake in various
education sectors across the globe. She has
an expertise in digital communications and
community-building, with a special interest
in e-publishing and social media. Samantha
manages the NMC’s communication efforts
through more than 15 content platforms.
Previous to the NMC, she facilitated the digitization
of books and periodicals for several
of the world’s largest publishers, including
HarperCollins and Harlequin, and was the
Managing Editor of a lifestyle and arts-focused
magazine.
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