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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. Sure, having specialized software for learning is great, but these will at least start you off on the right foot. One person can hardly keep all that knowledge in their mind, let alone update that information constantly.

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Kadenze’s March Toward Online Art Education, 1 Year Later

Edsurge

Joining the MOOC party As formal college education becomes more unaffordable, online education has become a popular alternative or supplement. And because not everyone can afford college, education businesses in recent years have vied to transform accessibility gaps into opportunities. percent compared to the previous year.

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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

On the other side of the spectrum are countries where most of the population can only dream about higher education, because only a few — the elite — have access to it. 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.

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The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates? Discovering the Most Tenacious Learners

Edsurge

He quickly began supplementing his education with online courses from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. verified certificates from Coursera and completed 11 social entrepreneurship courses from +Acumen. So it’s time to re-envision online courses, imagining them not merely as destinations but as proving grounds for future opportunities.

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What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Digital Promise

I hope everyone is provided the access and opportunities to power their own learning through the best that technology has to offer. “I think instances of personalized learning will become more and more present in classroom settings. Looking to 2015, what will the new year bring for the future of education?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX.

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