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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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. Log in at [link].

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? Canvas has two more installations than Blackboard in the E-Literate calculations? ” The virtual charter school in question: ECOT. ” asks WBRC.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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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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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ?” A “ personalized learning explainer ” from Mindwire Consulting. ” “About The Blackboard Partnership With IBM And Amazon Web Services ” by Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill. .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” ” Try learning styles, maybe. Priorities.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s First Ivy League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania.” There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. ” More via the AP.