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The Metamorphosis of MOOCs

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At a recent meeting of educational technology policy advisors, a well-informed university CIO casually declared that MOOCs were history. Increasingly, MOOCs are being packaged into series of courses with a non-degree credential being offered to those who successfully complete the series.

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What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?

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And she may have taught more students than anyone else on the planet, as one of the instructors of one of the most popular online courses ever, which has had two million registered students. The title of the course is Learning How to Learn. As someone still teaching one of these, where do you see MOOCs these days? .

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Teacher Reboot Camp

Throughout the past 8 years, I have designed several online courses and MOOCs. I noticed this activity has become super popular in many online course; therefore, for The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC ( #EduGoalsMOOC ), I decided to try another activity in case I had participants who had taken my previous courses.

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Coursera Co-Founder Andrew Ng Wants to Bring ‘AI to Everyone’ in Latest Course

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With such broad interpretations of AI, Andrew Ng wants to simply things for the average person in a new course called AI for Everyone. The course will cost $49 per month and will be hosted on Coursera, a platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that Ng co-founded in 2012. (He He left the company in 2014.)

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The Internet Could Offer Free, Accredited College Courses For All

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But for all the sophistication of the Internet age, the idea of getting top quality college courses online for free, and using them for credits in the traditional college system, is only now being tested. Online college courses have become commonplace, with over five million students estimated to be taking online college courses now.

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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

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Micro-credentials supported teachers transitioning to digital learning, helped learners who were seeking ongoing professional learning during shelter-in-place, and aided districts looking to prioritize skills and competencies that meet the needs of their schools’ community. Micro-credentials are a quickly shifting landscape.

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

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In response, Coach throws up explanations, summarizes lessons, links videos and suggests further courses for the learner to check out. And it’s not the only high-tech strategy that Coursera employs to shepherd users through courses. Today’s online courses are evolved cousins of the early MOOC, or massive open online course.

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