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In China, Online Degrees on Hold, Even as MOOCs Rise

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In fact, the country has no institution that is approved to deliver online degrees, even though it has moved rapidly to embrace MOOCs, free or low-cost online courses offered to millions throughout the country. advances in online pedagogy, such as flipped classrooms and MOOCs. MOOCs have proven wildly popular in China.

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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2016 is now well underway, but few could say how it will end or what major changes we’ll see as the year unfurls. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges. In 2016, I believe the world of edtech will explore new ways to create active learning environments that inspire engagement and innovative thinking.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

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Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. The flipped classroom movement seems to, in pockets, be threatening the college lecture. MOOCs are great ideas, but assessment and feedback loops and certification are among the many issues holding them back. We shall see. An example? Open Curriculum.

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New learning environments

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Our final #EDENchat of 2015 focused on new learning environments, namely MOOCs, flipped classrooms and blended learning methods. Those who participated shared their experiences of MOOCs and flipped learning both as teachers and as learners. Opinion was divided on this, but what do you think? Unported License.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. The Flipped Classroom. Wishful Thinking. Indie Ed-Tech.

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New learning environments: The challenge and the promise #EDENchat

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New trends have emerged including blended learning , personalised learning environments ( PLEs ) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), mobile learning and the flipped classroom. NB: All previous #EDENchats can be found here as Storified archives NB: The next series of #EDENchat will start on 13 January, 2016.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. The Flipped Classroom".

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