#EDMOOC  LOST IN THE CROWD . . .AGAIN!

A number of women I know, as we turned 50, began speaking about how we had 'disappeared' in the world. No one seemed to be looking at us anymore. We shared a feeling of being invisible, unwanted, left out and struggled to retain a sense of ourselves and the value we brought to others in our lives.

There is also a feeling that many BabyBoomers share: because there are so many of us it doesn't seem like you can have a thought or idea that really is new or unique thing. Every new idea or new thing you create, someone somewhere has already created it: you are a paradigm shift always on the brink of happening.

I am noticing that feeling again: 40,000 people in the MOOC. It feels easy to get lost. I am lost. No one acknowledges my posts, no faculty know my name. I can't even find a response to my responses to others.

What do I think of MOOCs?  Glad to get the learning; don't appreciate the numbers. The odds are against feeling at home, as was identified as an important factor for engaging people in learning with new technology.

Who has found a home here?  Please tell me how.