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A Proposal to Put the ‘M’ Back in MOOCs

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MOOCs have evolved over the past five years from a virtual version of a classroom course to an experience that feels more like a Netflix library of teaching videos. These days, most MOOC providers let learners start courses whenever they like (or on a bi-weekly or monthly basis, as Coursera does).

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MOOC Pioneer Coursera Tries a New Push: Selling Courseware to Colleges

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But in a new effort announced Thursday, called Coursera for Campus, the company will begin selling access to its complete library of courseware to any college to use, at around $400 per student. Colleges have tried to offer courses built around MOOC materials before—and it hasn’t always gone well. They need to show a story of growth.”

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The Free, Amazing, Library 2.014 Online Events This Week

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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The Beginning of a New Era in the Online Degree Market

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A majority of online students visit campus to access services and support, or to attend events and in-person courses, in a true blending of online and in-person. Additionally, in another example of blending of online and in-person education, Coursera has begun a pilot offering its online MOOC courses to students at its campus partners.

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Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?

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And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). Growth Is on the Agenda The company started nine years ago amid a hype around free MOOCs , or massive open online courses, some of which drew hundreds of thousands of students each.

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Online Learning: Why Libraries Could Be the Key to MOOCs’ Success

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Some studies found that about five percent of those enrolled in massive open online courses (known as MOOCs) completed the course. Librarians at Chicago Public Library (CPL) partnered with the nonprofit Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) to make online education more accessible through this program. . They really did become teachers.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Ralph Tyler The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. The great majority of these events are free to attend. NMC Virtual Symposium on the Future of Libraries. Register here.