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Moving From 5% to 85% Completion Rates for Online Courses

Edsurge

MOOCs, shorthand for massive open online courses, have been widely critiqued for their miniscule completion rates. This does not necessarily make MOOCs a failure. That’s a far cry from five years ago, when only 5 percent of the students were finishing the MOOCs I was designing. Use the power of peer pressure.

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10Q: Shelly Sanchez Terrell

Learning with 'e's

She has co-founded and organized the acclaimed educational projects, Edchat , ELTChat , The Reform Symposium E-Conference and the ELTON nominated Virtual Round Table language and technology conference. Educators who join receive a free ebook and have access to several videos and podcasts to help them achieve their goals.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Two Great Library Events - GlobalEdCon Deadline - UNC's Amazing World View

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Updates "Participatory, Continuous, Connected" | Top Trends from the Library 2.014 Conference. K12 Online Conference Continues Through October 30th. For more information visit [link].

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) For updates on the other major LMS providers – or at least, dispatches from their annual conferences, read Mindwires’ Consulting on Instructure , Blackboard , and D2L.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. . YouTube Evaluation : Students evaluate a YouTube video and identify reasons why it may be unreliable. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Politico : “ Trump steps up fight to keep Trump University deposition videos secret.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). The Delhi-based startup currently offers news, reports, product reviews and plans to run a jobs board and conferences across the country.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Via Diggit Magazine : “The end of Academia.edu : how business takes over, again.”

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