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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

Higher education can be considered a luxury for many people worldwide. Higher education in Denmark is free of charge and scholarships and student grants are very much available. In countries in this area, higher education is available to anyone — theoretically, at least. MOOCs: high aspirations and higher disappointments.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

The amount of new acronyms in the educational technology world is staggering… and often overwhelming for educators. CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching. FC – Flipped Classroom ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices.

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False frontiers

Learning with 'e's

In education, the common objective is usually to learn specific content, skills or competencies within defined areas. Ostensibly, learning is an individual goal, and each student does tend to learn in their own way, using their own favoured approaches and tools. MOOCs take learning even farther away from the classroom.

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Three GREAT (and Free) Virtual Conferences Where You Can Attend, Present, or Volunteer!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Labs projects, designed to provide spaces for great conversations around education. Learning 2.0 ( [link] ) August 20 - 24, 2012 Just announced! Learning 2.0 is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. They are part of my Web 2.0 can be found

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4 Important Lessons from 15 Years in EdTech

Gaggle Speaks

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0;

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