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Could Remixing Old MOOCs Give New Life to Free Online Education?

Edsurge

It’s common these days to hear that free online mega-courses, called MOOCs, failed to deliver on their promise of educating the masses. Now, one of the first professors to try out MOOCs says he has a way to reuse bits and pieces of the courses created during that craze in a way that might deliver on the initial promise.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. This presents a challenge and an opportunity: How can we design online learning environments that achieve scale and intimacy? I think we’ve seen this reemergence—unintentionally—in the form of MOOCs.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

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Oral presentations became screen-casted videos of student-created builds. Learning English in Minecraft: a case study on language competences and classroom practices. Minecraft MOOC EVO Minecraft MOOC YouTube. “Or video games,” one student suggested. I replied, and then someone popped the Minecraft question.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

This means pupils are able to share thoughts and work together on projects, such as documents or presentations. Pupils can continue their studies away from the classroom using the environment too. Having a blended learning environment available allows collaborative tools to also be incorporated into lessons.

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Assessment strategies in higher education- What are formative and summative approaches in student assessment?

Linways Technologies

Also, the present examination questions are more focused on lower cognitive skills. Internship experiences, adding MOOCs, and Co-Curricular experiences are some other methods to assess students. The lack of this connection makes the whole exercise ineffective.

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Beyond Videos: 4 Ways Instructional Designers Can Craft Immersive Educational Media

Edsurge

Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. Narrate” videos share stories, anecdotes, or case studies that illustrate a concept or put the learning in context. These efforts are not cheap. Cognotion has raised $4.4

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses. join the Library 2.0