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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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The Future Belongs to Online Learners — But Only If Programs Can Help Them Succeed

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The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. Still, completion rates among people who have paid for a Coursera course hover around 50 percent, according to figures shared by the company. Stueve’s been an online learner throughout.

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

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As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. Educational media is at an inflection point.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

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blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. I think the hype is definitely over. I think many MOOCs (and MOOC providers) will struggle to find a sustainable financial model in their current guise. 5) What is your response to the criticism of MOOCs (e.g.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. Jim recommends the notion of The Splot (credit to Brian Lamb , Alan Levine ): the smallest possible online learning tool; make something very focused, for one function or project. A: Short answer: no, it’s definitely possible. RECLAIM HOSTING.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. Jim recommends the notion of The Splot (credit to Brian Lamb , Alan Levine ): the smallest possible online learning tool; make something very focused, for one function or project. A: Short answer: no, it’s definitely possible. RECLAIM HOSTING.

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