hi Alan, nice to see you here 🙂 You’re right, though in the sense that “x” and “c” hide the nuances in the spectrum of MOOCing and open online education in general. I do think there is a MOOCing mindset that is much less open than another (again, along a spectrum) and that this needs to be discussed in the wider education community, not just amongst “us” – wouldn’t you agree?
I agree completely about the not needing fancy tech or investment backers to learn in an open, connected way. I’ll probably write another blog post during the #WhyOpen MOOC about this, on the openness/connectedness thing. Man, I am already enjoying #ccourses and it hasn’t even started 🙂