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

Edsurge

For example, most of the enrolled students in fully asynchronous MOOCs are adults, and even in this context, completion can be challenging. The size of synchronous learning groups is also an important consideration because smaller groups allow for more discussion.

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A Nonprofit Spent Five Years Counting a Million Credentials. What Does It All Add Up To?

Edsurge

The report divides these credentials into 18 categories across four types of providers: postsecondary educational institutions, MOOC organizations, secondary schools and non-academic entities. New to the research this year is a count of how many groups in the U.S. provide credentials: 59,692.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Edsurge

Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. Students are “seated” in virtual tables, in groups of up to 10. Students “seated” at different virtual tables groups on Engageli.

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

Edsurge

border, Tecnológico de Monterrey, a private university, founded in 1943 by a group of wealthy local business executives, supports 33 campuses across the nation and in 15 countries abroad. South of the U.S. Commonly known as Monterrey Tech, it broadcast its first class more than 20 years ago via satellite.

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Week of September 5, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you are looking for an easy calendar import / RSS feed for these events, you''ll now find a link on your calendar page or the calendar page of specific groups! EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 5 Sep 09:00PM New York / Tue 6 Sep 01:00AM GMT / Tue 6 Sep 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole. link] [link]'

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Week of August 22nd, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you are looking for an easy calendar import / RSS feed for these events, you''ll now find a link on your calendar page or the calendar page of specific groups! link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 22 Aug 09:00PM New York / Tue 23 Aug 01:00AM GMT / Tue 23 Aug 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole.

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

I hoped to move on from there to what I called “approaches”, ways of using tech that didn’t depend on a specific platform – i.e., gaming and gamification, blended learning, distance learning, MOOCs, mobile, and digital literacy. Discussion went in some interesting angles, such as secondary education.