Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It has the most users of any provider of MOOCs (as the large-scale online courses are sometimes called), claiming more than 77 million learners. Dhawal Shaw, founder of MOOC-discovery platform Class Central. For one thing, edX made its platform open source, meaning anyone can have access to the computer code.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Without a University Involved.).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Innovations such as stackable non-degree credentials as an on-ramp and low-cost MOOC-based degrees from top universities are likely to only grow access to post-baccalaureate education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But as Lindsey Cook (Data Editor at US News & World Report) points out in this 20 minute talk, that data isn’t always accessible. The panel session will explore how leveraging data, new postsecondary models and hiring practices can make these opportunities more accessible for the students who want them. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 16, 2019

The idea that technology gets rid of the “basics” is ridiculous; it is more about going beyond those basics and doing more than you could without access to endless information. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

If 2012 was “ The Year of the MOOC ”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.” Proponents say the new offerings will expand access to graduate education and help workers update their skills in fast-changing fields.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? Many #DLNchat-ters define them as MOOC providers including edX and Coursera and bootcamps such as General Assembly and Kenzie Academy. But first, who are these nontraditional providers?

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 24, 2019

We have access to information and, equally valuable, to each other. Yes, we have access to educators all over the world, and I believe that education has made a dramatic (positive) shift in the last few years. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! We need to tap into that.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

In 2017, Stephen DeRue, dean of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, wrote a Forbes column arguing that, in order to make higher education more affordable, we needed to move towards an “iTunes model for education.” “In Customers can now pay a monthly fee to get access to a library of content.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 4, 2018

The reason for this is that they have access to so many teachers doing the same job that they are doing. January 19, 2017 Is leadership an innovative endeavour? June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

Alternative modes Today, education has expanded beyond traditional learning spaces into distance education , blended learning, flipped classrooms , mobile learning, and online delivery through technologies such as MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ). Access to video resources will be even more important in the future than it is today.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The positive shifts we have seen in education in the last few years are not because we have access to information. It is because we have access to each other. I truly believe that. This quote from Stephen Johnson resonates: “And then one day, you look up and realize that all those individual trajectories have turned into a wave.”.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

As EdSurge reported in October 2017, those programs are now creating a situation where learners are accumulating more credentials from different providers. Santana said in Venezuela, where he grew up, the main obstacle people face when trying to complete school is not availability or accessibility, but affordability.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

If your students have access to a device, staff should have it as well. September 19, 2016 3 More Critical Questions For the Innovative Educator February 12, 2017 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting February 27, 2017 #IMMOOC September 13, 2016 It is your thinking that creates solutions, not any technology.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Maybe this example is not relevant to you or your situation, or maybe you don’t have the access to make this happen to the point that would be beneficial to your students. ” September 21, 2016 Beyond Knowing September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The power of the Internet is that we have access to so much information from schools and other organizations. George Couros (@gcouros) September 26, 2017. I tweeted this recently: The best research any educator can do or tap into, is knowing and understanding the learners they serve. Everything else is secondary.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Last year, MOOC providers announced about 30 new online degrees. This wave of activity and spending by MOOC providers and universities gave me a feeling of deja vu: it reminded me of the 2012 MOOC hype. That is why I called the rise of online degrees the second wave of MOOC-hype and 2018, the year of MOOC-based degrees.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Zia founded the company, originally called Murcul, in October 2017 in Hong Kong. Everyone is trying to make education online, but we’ve seen the rise and fall of MOOCs,” says Payne, 32. Alumni can continue to access Microverse’s network of coaches and mentors, Camus says. They’ve got it all wrong.”

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I have been blessed to have direct access to the wisdom of Katie Martin for the past several years, and I am glad that her ideas will now reach many more schools through this book. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! What more could you ask?

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ProfHacker

APRIL 26, 2017

The #OpenLearning17 MOOC has just ended, but the resources and blogposts live on , and the Creative Commons Global Summit is just starting. Here is more of what I look forward to in 2017/2018. How is OER learning from, and contributing to other open activities, e.g. open science, open source, open data, open access etc?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And although Comprend.io’s co-founders Dan Nash and Sean Hookano-Briel initially targeted K-12 schools for the tool, it seems the corporate sector, which has increasingly turned to MOOCs to train employees, has taken a liking to it even more. million assessments, and is on track to hit 4 million in 2017. It’s been used for more than 2.5

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” 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. They’re supposedly “engines of innovation.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Venture Capital in 2017. Is this really a trend?

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

The hope is that if what would normally take 10,000 hours could be shortened to 1,000, and be done via methods that are more affordable and accessible, many more people can become experts. The rule—and that number—has many detractors , but the underlying principle is that it requires deep and focused work to achieve mastery.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The 8th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) All Online, All Free November 13 - 16, 2017 The Global Education Conference Network's eighth annual worldwide collaboration on globally-connected education starts today, Monday, November 13, and continues through this Thursday, November 16.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

So much so, the New York Times even dubbed 2012 the “ Year of the MOOC.” Advocates for the courses would point a finger at the unaffordability of traditional education, promising that MOOCs could offer cheaper, more innovative alternatives. And why would MOOCs need to decolonize? But in many ways, the times have changed.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2019

When executives at tech giants Salesforce and Microsoft decided in fall 2017 to turn to an online education platform to help train potential users of products for their vendors, they turned to Pierre Dubuc and his team in fall 2017. Two years later, Dubuc’s company, OpenClassrooms , has closed deals with both of them.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 21, 2017

Check out this gif on the “Evolution of the Desk” The question I always ask after showing this, is that if your school has more access to laptops, is your school supply list exactly the same? IMMOOC March 9, 2017 An Idea to Innovation to Best Practice September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. 2017 has been an extraordinary year for education news and for technology news – two areas that provide crucial context for everything that happens with education technology. Beyond the MOOC. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. The Compulsion for Data.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

In 2017, reality took a massive swipe at the wobbly optimism of technology progressives. As the bubbly enthusiasm in the democratizing power of platforms like Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Khan Academy quietly wanes, we’ve seen more attention to digital inequity like the homework gap and gender discrimination in coding careers.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The report’s methodology is to give details on shared research, learning, insights and conclusions from two workshops conducted in February and May of 2017. — Justin Reich (@bjfr) November 4, 2017. One case of particular interest was how MITx/EdX worked to reduce the global achievement gap in MOOCs (p.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

. … The state has until September 1, 2018 ‘to fully implement its program for basic education’ and it must have a plan for funding and implementing ‘by the final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session,’ the court said in a ruling written by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.” Raise $146.1

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the press release : “FBI Releases 2017 Hate Crime Statistics.” The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). on Coursera.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Sante Fe University of Art and Design will close at the end of the 2017–2018 school year. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” Via Edsurge : “Tech Needs More Than Coders. ” LOL, okay.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.) make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” education technology agenda. What do you say?

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