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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. As for MOOCs, in 2012, the elites in higher education discovered online learning, which many others felt they had already invented and improved over the previous 15 years. OER and open books. Digital badges.

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An overview of Outcome-Based Assessment strategies by Dr. Neelakantan P. C.

Linways Technologies

The detailed video of the session is coming soon. It’s being speculated that by 2030, the system of affiliation will be abolished. So by 2030, teachers need to adapt to the new system, and it’s never too early to rethink about the way we do things now. MOOCs, rubrics, open-ended questions, open-book examinations, etc.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. I can’t find its origin – but it must be true: a futurist said it in a keynote, and the video was posted to the Internet. It is not.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” Economy by 2030.” There’s more for-profit higher ed news in the “courts” section above.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try To Be An OPM : Conversion of for-profits and MOOCs.” ” There’s some Udacity-related MOOC news in the job training section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera. More on UC Berkeley and publicly accessible video content. From the HR Department.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” Via The New York Times : “On YouTube Kids , Startling Videos Slip Past Filters.” “ What will universities look like in 2030? For-Profit Colleges.”