Edsurge
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
As an instructional designer who has been building MOOCs for the past five years, I’ve been asked this question more times than I count. MOOCs have been called abysmal , disappointing failures. The average completion rate for MOOCs (including the ones I design) hovers between 5-15 percent. This skepticism is not unwarranted.
Edsurge
JULY 9, 2018
One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ” Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms.
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Neo LMS
JUNE 16, 2020
As members, educators can take part in events, forums, seminars, training and more. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities. If you’ve read an interesting article or research paper, reach out to the author with your questions. Take a degree course.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016. Amongst our standout articles and the themes they evoke: a Stanford University researcher on edtech and equity, an entrepreneur on growth mindset, and a look into Chromebooks by the president of a iBoss Cybersecurity.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 19, 2018
Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” There’s more MOOC news in the “business of education” section below. Devonshire Investors has acquired MOOC startup NovoEd. million total.
Hack Education
JUNE 10, 2016
A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Here’s The Chronicle headline from then : “Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching.”)
Bryan Alexander
APRIL 12, 2016
esSurge mentions their article on APIs and Indie Ed Tech. Q: Autumm Caines asked:”I’m getting ready to teach a 1st year seminar on digital citizenship. He criticized the allure of universal solutions and totalizing narratives (the LMS, the MOOC). We need to use more APIs to get more sources talking with each other.
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