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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning. MOOCs are generally prevalent in higher education, but are starting to be used at the high school level as well. Although there are different pathways to learn the material, the end goal is the same for all students.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning. MOOCs are generally prevalent in higher education, but are starting to be used at the high school level as well. Although there are different pathways to learn the material, the end goal is the same for all students.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” 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. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

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The increasing potential to “start a business” that is entirely social and digital (which impacts the idea of a “job,” for example). Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. New demands for digital citizenship. MOOCs, nanodegrees, etc. Ease of publishing (e.g.,