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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

MOOCs: high aspirations and higher disappointments. The above idea is a noble one and massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs , are thought to be the solution to worldwide access to higher education. The online connectivity may not be a really important problem, but MOOCs faced a wall of other, more important issues.

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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

MOOCs: high aspirations and higher disappointments. The above idea is a noble one and massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs , are thought to be the solution to worldwide access to higher education. The online connectivity may not be a really important problem, but MOOCs faced a wall of other, more important issues.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

Edsurge

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. For example, most of the enrolled students in fully asynchronous MOOCs are adults, and even in this context, completion can be challenging.

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How Teaching Using Mindfulness or Growth Mindset Can Backfire

Edsurge

We focus on technology in education, and these days there’s a lot of talk about trends like adaptive learning and flipped classrooms. In general, I think technology hasn't been used that well in classrooms, certainly at the college level where I teach. So I think some of those things can be very valuable.

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4 Important Lessons from 15 Years in EdTech

Gaggle Speaks

Collaborative Learning, 21st Century Skills; Blending Learning, Student Engagement, MOOC; Flipped Classroom; Gamification; Big Data. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0; The list goes on and on.

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4 Important Lessons from 15 Years in EdTech

Gaggle Speaks

Collaborative Learning, 21st Century Skills; Blending Learning, Student Engagement, MOOC; Flipped Classroom; Gamification; Big Data. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0; The list goes on and on.

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with 'e's

But because students are saturated with media, the quality of the videos they consume need to be sleeker, more polished and to the point to maintain their interest. 2017) Can one-to-one initiative and BYOD in schools increase student engagement? Parlour, A. Steckner, S. Unported License.

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