eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council. Now there are different ways things can be a ‘trend of the year’.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Amongst our standout articles and the themes they evoke: a Stanford University researcher on edtech and equity, an entrepreneur on growth mindset, and a look into Chromebooks by the president of a iBoss Cybersecurity. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Personalized Learning" Software (and Facebook and Summit Public Schools).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. ” “ How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population. And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Investor Fred Wilson on “ Chromebooks in K–12.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Duolingo ’s chatbots help you learn a new language.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. ” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” There’s some ACICS accreditation news in the accreditation section below.

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