Abstract:Beginning in the mid-20th century, traditional educational models were challenged by educational experts. The traditional model of instruction is what is known as teacher guided instruction or direct instruction. The current focus in education moved to student centered learning or problem based learning (PBL). Given these pedagogical discussions, Sugata Mitra asked the question, "Do we need teachers?" and developed the term Self-Organized Learning Environments (SOLE) to describe self-directed learning. The ide… Show more
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