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Much Ado About MOOCs: Where Are We in the Evolution of Online Courses?

Edsurge

A lot has changed since 2012 or, the year the New York Times dubbed the "Year of the MOOC." Today, many MOOC providers now charge a fee. And popular providers like Coursera and edX are increasingly partnering with colleges and universities to offer MOOC-based degrees online. And how are universities responding?

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How Harvard Is Trying to Update the Extension School for the MOOC Age

Edsurge

You could call extension schools the original MOOCs. Well, unless you count the students in MOOCs, those free online courses, which are offered through a different division of the university. Yet during that same period, another part of the university, HarvardX, has been running MOOCs, massive open online courses.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. Log in at [link].

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Tips for Teacher Motivation, Goal-Setting, and PLNs!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Today, the first live event of The Goal-Minded Teacher: Challenges to Transform Student Learning ( #EduGoalsMOOC ) free open online course took place. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! The second week our focus is on student motivation and we will be designing learning missions and digital badges.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

Many schools and districts will contract with outside consultants and instructional coaches to offer support and training for their teachers. We have face-to-face events, meet-ups, and even offer some learning opportunities via Google Hangouts. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). New Teacher Training. You should be!

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Udacity VP of Learning: ‘We Never Start Anything Out of Academic Interest’

Edsurge

Amid the futuristic glitz and glamour, the company announced plans to roll out a new set of short-term series of online courses, called Nanodegrees, all in part of the company’s growing push towards jobs-training. At the event, which was held at the Computer Science History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.

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9 Reasons You Should Join the Free Goal Minded Teacher Online Course!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! We will share and meet regularly on our Facebook group, Twitter (#EduGoalsMOOC), and through weekly live events (expert panels on Google Hangouts). Learn from experts around the world through our live events. We also show you videos for each module!

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