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In China, Online Degrees on Hold, Even as MOOCs Rise

Edsurge

In fact, the country has no institution that is approved to deliver online degrees, even though it has moved rapidly to embrace MOOCs, free or low-cost online courses offered to millions throughout the country. advances in online pedagogy, such as flipped classrooms and MOOCs. MOOCs have proven wildly popular in China.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

FC – Flipped Classroom ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). FL – Flipped Learning ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. MLearning – Mobile Learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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29 Sessions to Watch During This Year's SXSW EDU

Edsurge

The Future of Learning: Convergence of VR, AR, & AI : Treating future technologies as complementary, rather than separate, tools is the best path toward immersive learning. The Evolution of MOOCs: Six Years Later : Are MOOCs still around? Higher Ed 11:00 a.m. Our goal: generate those “Aha!”

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Designing Organizations to Support Tech on Campus #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

MOOCs, technology infusion projects, online masters or pathways to credit, research. Interesting (to me, Sandy) that some digital learning groups/departments were created in the wake of Coursera. Penn seeing push back form students in flipped classrooms. Also movement toward active learning in the classroom.

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Still, Watters runs deep #EDEN15

Learning with 'e's

Her involvement in the Hack Education movement derives from her dissatisfaction with current school regimes and her outspoken criticism of traditional education practices has led to her championing alternative education movements such as the flipped classroom, MOOCs and open courseware - and the use of digital learning technologies.

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