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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. I think we’ve seen this reemergence—unintentionally—in the form of MOOCs. I typically build MOOCs, but this spring, I designed an online program for a cohort of 16 nonprofit leaders.

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Moving From 5% to 85% Completion Rates for Online Courses

Edsurge

MOOCs, shorthand for massive open online courses, have been widely critiqued for their miniscule completion rates. This does not necessarily make MOOCs a failure. That’s a far cry from five years ago, when only 5 percent of the students were finishing the MOOCs I was designing. Use the power of peer pressure.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

Edsurge

In addition to the language generated by the students themselves in their projects, I found that a huge amount of English was being generated as students shared tips, accessed online guides and built a common understanding. Minecraft is a great tool to encourage production and creation. Minecraft MOOC EVO Minecraft MOOC YouTube.

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Beyond Videos: 4 Ways Instructional Designers Can Craft Immersive Educational Media

Edsurge

Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. Narrate” videos share stories, anecdotes, or case studies that illustrate a concept or put the learning in context. These efforts are not cheap. Cognotion has raised $4.4

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

Having a blended learning environment available allows collaborative tools to also be incorporated into lessons. Pupils can continue their studies away from the classroom using the environment too. Blended learning technologies have a number of inbuilt tools to produce and share content. Make content engaging for pupils.

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Not Your Grandfather's Corporate Training: 5 Trends Changing Workforce Learning

Edsurge

Case studies and visual simulations are becoming more common ways of providing this type of experiential learning. The report concludes that ‘companies are struggling to redesign the training environment, incorporate new learning technologies, and utilize the incredible array of digital learning tools now available’.

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The 2017 Global Education Conference (Online) Starts Today! Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please register HERE to get instant access to the conference AND to receive all the recording links after the conferences. This event is FREE, but does require that you REGISTER. 4 days 24 hours/day 127 live sessions 27 keynote speakers.and an amazing amount of global learning and fun! Kamal Preet, Ms.