Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 18, 2020
Additionally, Chron reports that some schools have even replaced the usual blackboard and whiteboard with smartboards this year. MOOCS (massive online open courses) are different from virtual classes, and are usually offered by colleges and universities. Now, nearly every classroom is at least equipped with a screen and projector.
Edsurge
JUNE 14, 2022
That puts Meta in a different space than companies that offer massive open online courses, or MOOCs—which tend to focus more on upskilling and that offer certificates intended for professional advancement, experts say. Udemy’s stock, for example, is down. Meta’s offering appears to be more tied to live events, though.
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Edsurge
MAY 25, 2020
In my 2014 book “ MOOCS Essentials ,” I reflected on each aspect of the residential learning process and how developers of massive open online courses were trying to replicate those experiences virtually, or come up with ways to keep students engaged without direct teacher-student interaction.
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. There are other examples of this historical amnesia in ed-tech specifically, no doubt. We can debate which one. " Let's not forget that.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Neck and neck for the top spot in the LMS academic vendor race are Blackboard—the early entry and once-dominant player—and coming-up quickly from behind, the relatively new contender, Canvas, each serving about 6.5 The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.) In some conventional courses, MOOCs also supplement on-campus curricula.
Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2022
When I started my first edtech business in 1998, our competitor Blackboard had less than 10 employees and customers. Credly, for example, was acquired for $200 million in January 2022, which represented a valuation multiple of 15.1x LMS and Digital Learning topped the hype cycle in 2001 (a few years before Blackboard went public).
Bryan Alexander
MAY 27, 2016
Curt began by describing the use of MOOCs for faculty and staff development, with examples such as a University of London effort. In fact, open MOOCs can work for any population, esp. I asked how open learning works for non-professionals, citing research showing many MOOC users are already professionals and/or academics.
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