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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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OPINION: When it comes to liberal-arts education, online learning changes only the tools

The Hechinger Report

Those who expected radical disruption in the wake of the Great Recession now seem to believe that it’s the coronavirus that will lead to a massive migration of students away from in-person learning and toward the promised land of tech-infused distance education. Related: Will this semester forever alter college?

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GlobalEdCon 2013 Day Four + Helping the New Grassroots Projects

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Today is day four of the 2013 Global Education Conference. During the conference opening sessions we brainstormed as set of grassroots global education projects that we could bring to our personal learning networks to try to get started. Hard to believe we''re almost at the end! How will you accomplish this?

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Dream Big, Work Hard, Stay the (Bumpy) Course

The Principal of Change

January 1, 2018 20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2018 September 7, 2011 More than just a dog March 27, 2013 My Dad September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC December 30, 2016 2017 Learning Resolutions #EDU2017. It is just a cool story that I wanted to share with you all.

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2017 Learning Resolutions #EDU2017

The Principal of Change

March 7, 2013 Learning From the #Twitter Archives September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! Please feel free to share yours as well and share a link in the comments below. I look forward to seeing what others share and inspire.

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4 Ways to “Jolt” Yourself Toward Meaningful Change

The Principal of Change

June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC June 16, 2016 Accelerating Great Teaching and Learning January 6, 2014 A Closer View October 28, 2017 Creating What We Experience. Be that “jolt” to yourself. It is the only way things get better and grow.

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4 Thoughts to Help You Move Beyond Harsh Self-Criticism

The Principal of Change

December 30, 2014 Fresh Eyes May 1, 2018 “Leverage Worry and Fear” June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land November 25, 2018 Teaching Responsibility or Compliance? September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! It will only help you grow.

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