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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

If we put it on a black to white spectrum, we can group countries into at least three shades: whitish, grayish, and blackish. MOOCs: high aspirations and higher disappointments. The above idea is a noble one and massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs , are thought to be the solution to worldwide access to higher education.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

Edsurge

But there’s one group in particular that we’d like to call out—our contributors. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning. Blended learning. With all of these seemingly similar and yet disparate terms floating around, how can we possibly distinguish them?

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

A quick round of introductions revealed some interesting trends: a growing number of liberal arts institutions are launched or growing online learning programs; many sought to find the distinct ways liberal arts institutions, and campuses pursuing liberal education, can use technology. Online learning is on the rise.

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The Trends and Challenges Shaping Technology Adoption In Schools

MindShift

Teachers have long known learning is a social process — when students create meaning together, often the results are much more effective. Makerspaces/Online Learning: In just one or two years, experts predict makerspaces and online learning will be common in schools.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. Blended Learning. Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences.

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20 years in e-learning

Mark Smithers

Academics have been expected to absorb the techniques skills and understanding necessary to design and deliver online and blended learning as well as everything else they do. Originally I thought the academic staff member should be the creator and designer of online learning for their subjects. Now I disagree.

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20 years in e-learning

Mark Smithers

Academics have been expected to absorb the techniques skills and understanding necessary to design and deliver online and blended learning as well as everything else they do. Originally I thought the academic staff member should be the creator and designer of online learning for their subjects. Now I disagree.

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