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EdSurge HigherEd Welcomes Jeff Young

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EdSurge: MOOCs, MOOCs, MOOCs! Young: Long live MOOCs! But as it turns out, massive online classes are still with us—my wife and I are slowly making our way through a philosophy MOOC from the University of Copenhagen. Still print books and magazines. So what happened here? Young: That’s a tough one.

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29 Sessions to Watch During This Year's SXSW EDU

Edsurge

Every year in March the edtech world descends on Austin for SXSW EDU, a conference that’s become as much about classroom practice and implementation as entrepreneurship and tech innovation. Can Evidence Even Keep Up with Edtech? The Evolution of MOOCs: Six Years Later : Are MOOCs still around? Higher Ed 11:00 a.m.

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Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

EdTech Magazine

In past MOOCs, authors engaged in Twitter chats, had guest speakers via YouTube, prompted educators to share their reflections through blogs and Facebook groups and challenged participants to create a weekly visual of their learning.

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How Udacity Could Return to Its Higher Ed Roots

Edsurge

Udacity is one of the few edtech companies to gain “unicorn” status, meaning it is valued by investors at over $1 billion. EdSurge: Udacity rode the wave of hype around MOOCs, massive open online courses, when the company started back in 2011. But describing it precisely may be as difficult as finding the mythical creature itself.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

How to learn more about edtech options. When it comes to professional development for educators, it’s vital to learn about the edtech options available. Here are a few methods for staying current in education technology trends: Read through industry magazines. Sample popular edtech tools. Attend an annual event.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” “Many are never the same.”

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

EdTech fails to pay, again,” The Financial Times chuckled. In 2012, Wired Magazine proclaimed that Udacity “ could change higher learning forever.” ” (Its MOOC competitor edX also announced this year that many of its courses would no longer be free.) Vive la MOOC révolution.

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