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edWeb Wins EdTech Award for Professional Development Learning Solution

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edWeb is also a Finalist in two other categories: Online Courses/MOOC Solution and EdTech Company Setting a Trend. Download the edWeb 2022 Guide to Best Practices for Virtual Professional Learning. Download the edWeb 2022 Teacher Professional Learning Survey. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!”

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options. The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.) Now in its seventh year, MOOCs crossed the 100 million learner mark, recently hitting 101 million. In some conventional courses, MOOCs also supplement on-campus curricula.

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A Podcast for Every Discipline? The Rise of Educational Audio

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Some of the podcasters got their start making educational videos or or producing MOOCs, those free online classes that were all the rage a few years ago, but ended up not living up to the hype. That’s the case for Davis, who for several years was a producer of video classes for HarvardX, Harvard’s MOOC production wing. “I

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?Why an iTunes Model for Online Learning Is Bad for Educators

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As MOOCs surged in popularity from 2012 to 2015, universities, nonprofits, schools and companies all jumped into the game of developing online courses, and giving them away—often at the promise of no cost—to the world. Today, few higher-ed institutions are able to sustain the ongoing costs associated with producing and running MOOCs.

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Stanford Calls for Responsible Use of Student Data in Higher Ed

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There are laws, both state and federal, and protocols that were established long before big data and the influx of outside companies into higher education. At the same time, professors and students freely download apps or use online education services, often without their schools’ knowledge. For Stevens, his “aha!”

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Mobile learning and personal metrics

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I couldn''t agree more with this, but would add that there are also other elements that influence access, including the ability to download apps holding content that can be used in situations where there is no access to connection. Such large data sets can conceivably be sold on for a sizeable profit to companies who are interested.

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7 Ways for Learning Designers to Build Habit-Forming Experiences

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Edtech companies use these buzzwords to describe the next generation of learning tools. Without imposed schedules, proximity to peers, or physical classrooms, even the best-intentioned students never make it through a MOOC or fail to reengage with the educational app they downloaded. “Self-paced.”

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