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In China, Online Degrees on Hold, Even as MOOCs Rise

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In fact, the country has no institution that is approved to deliver online degrees, even though it has moved rapidly to embrace MOOCs, free or low-cost online courses offered to millions throughout the country. advances in online pedagogy, such as flipped classrooms and MOOCs. MOOCs have proven wildly popular in China.

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How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching

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After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. There isn’t a New York Times bestseller list for online courses, but perhaps there should be.

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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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Another Helpful Resource of Educational Podcasts, Audio Books, and MOOCs

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today's post we want to bring your attention to this excellent educational resource that, we believe, should definitely make it into your digital teaching toolkit. Open Culture, for those of you.read more

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10+ Ways to Recharge Your Batteries Over the Summer

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” – Ovid Escape technology, people, and worries Recharge with books- Book chats/studies, audio books, author virtual events, #BookCampPD, @HackMyLearning, @EduMatchBooks, @BurgessDave, @Foundations_inc Podcasts- Dschool.stanford.edu/resources/the-inspiration-walk Edupodcastnetwork.com Twitter.com/search?

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10+ Ways to Recharge Your Batteries Over the Summer

Teacher Reboot Camp

Recharge with books- Book chats/studies, audio books, author virtual events, #BookCampPD, @HackMyLearning, @EduMatchBooks, @BurgessDave, @Foundations_inc. Twitter Chats, webinars, MOOCs, online courses, online conferences, virtual events, livestreams, Edcamps, Facebook groups, #Hashtags. Online courses and MOOCs.

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12+ Missions Covering Various K12 Content for Meaningful Learning

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In my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , I introduce mission minded learning. Participants in my current free online course, The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC ( #EduGoalsMOOC ), designed learning missions this past week to inspire their learners. Mission: Be a reporter for a day.

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