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Will COVID-19 Lead to Another MOOC Moment?

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Large-scale courses known as MOOCs were invented to get free or low-cost education to people who could not afford or get access to traditional options. Duke University was one of the first institutions to draw on MOOCs in response to the novel coronavirus. Other MOOC providers are making similar offers.

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#DLNchat: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning?

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Has the MOOC revolution come and gone? Or will the principles of the MOOC movement continue to influence higher ed? On Tuesday, April 10 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning? How many MOOCs have you signed up for and how many have you taken?”

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A Podcast for Every Discipline? The Rise of Educational Audio

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But you might not realize how many educational podcasts are out there. By educational, we mean shows that focus on some super-focused topic, like a specific period of history or an academic discipline. You’re not getting really wealthy or even famous through educational audio. It's well-known that podcasting is huge these days.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. I don’t follow higher education very closely, so this is all from 20 feet away. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Competency-Based Education, at least in terms of the learning process (as opposed to content), should be more student-centered and efficient.

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What’s Next for Edtech Now That the ‘Pandemic Bump’ Has Faded?

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The pandemic forced lasting changes on the American education system. The pandemic bump that many edtech firms experienced has faded, but private capital’s interest in edtech, and in shaping the education system, remains. And what changes do they want to foster in education?

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

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Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. His educational journey started in 1998 teaching little children to speak English.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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(National) Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Silence From the Secretary , Despite Major Rules Changes.” ” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. .” ” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps.

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