article thumbnail

8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Video-assisted Learning. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.), MOOCS (massive online open courses) are different from virtual classes, and are usually offered by colleges and universities. Videos: Why, How, Options. Artificial Intelligence.

Trends 243
article thumbnail

Open scholarship

Learning with 'e's

Most of us by now are familiar with open learning , and many could describe their use of open source software such as Moodle, Mahara, Linux and Open Office. Many can also articulate what open educational resources look like, and have knowledge of Massive Open Online Courses otherwise known as MOOCs. Knowledge is like love.

MOOC 64
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Avoid This Common Mistake When Getting Started with Online Learning

Fractus Learning

Maybe you want to have a robust resource library function that allows you to host videos as well as PDFs. Maybe you plan to host webinars, so you need some kind of video conferencing capability. As a Learning Design consultant , I help organizations and individuals get started with online learning all the time. Blackboard?

article thumbnail

Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Indeed, a few weeks after the funding news, Feldstein wrote about “Why Moodle Supporters Should be Concerned,” questioning the sustainability of the project.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Spoiler alert: video games.). ” asks Moodle News. . “Education Department’s decision to drop gainful-employment rule will mean lowest-performing programs keep $5.3 billion over next decade,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” asks Edsurge.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein continues to fight the LMS fight: “Fear and Loathing in the Moodle Community.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Will they make it happen? .”

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Politico : Western Governors University , “the nation’s leading provider of competency-based educatio n – which the Education Department’s independent watchdog last month said violated federal student aid rules – is expanding into North Carolina.”