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

Edsurge

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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2016 and Beyond: The Future of Classroom Technology by @MelanieNathan

TeacherCast

With many communities anxious to enhance local school systems and increase opportunities for students, teachers and pupils, 2016 appears poised to witness a lot of exciting new developments in the world of education technology. Laptops and computer workstations have already made significant inroads into traditional learning environments.

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Removing the Obstacles in Education so Innovation and Academics Can Flourish

The Principal of Change

Here is something I wrote in “ The Innovator’s Mindset ” that is an easy way to support our teachers in their work: I often took my laptop and would sit in a classroom for anywhere from three to six hours. May 27, 2016 Accepting the Default?

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. That should extend into 2016. I expect to see numerous stories along these lines in 2016.

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School Work and Surveillance

Hack Education

It's also an deeply uncomfortable time to be an American with any sort of subject matter expertise — it has been since well before the 2016 election, but particularly since then. They require a student show photo identification to their laptop camera before the test begins.

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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

Many of these companies were launched circa 2013 — that is, in the tailwinds of "the Year of the MOOC" — with the belief that an increasing number of students would be learning online and that professors would demand some sort of mechanism to verify their identity and their integrity. 100% on every assignment.

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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.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. billion for 2016, the largest loss in its history.