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Will the Pandemic Lead More Colleges to Offer Credit for MOOCs? Coursera is Pushing for It.

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Back then, the target market was people who couldn’t get to a traditional campus, and places like Stanford had little interest in teaching their own students via the online format. But the pandemic has forced those selective colleges to embrace online learning like never before, and now all types of colleges are teaching online.

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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

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If we put it on a black to white spectrum, we can group countries into at least three shades: whitish, grayish, and blackish. MOOCs: high aspirations and higher disappointments. The above idea is a noble one and massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs , are thought to be the solution to worldwide access to higher education.

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More MOOC Madness? UK’s FutureLearn Raises $65M to Expand Global Footprint

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But SEEK Group , an Australian operator of online educational and employment services, has doubled down on massive open online courses. Less than a week after its announced lead in Coursera’s $103 million Series E round , SEEK is at it again with £50 million (about $65 million) in London-based MOOC platform FutureLearn.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

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Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These design choices have noticeable implications.

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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

If we put it on a black to white spectrum, we can group countries into at least three shades: whitish, greyish, and blackish. MOOCs: high aspirations and higher disappointments. The above idea is a noble one and massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs , are thought to be the solution to worldwide access to higher education.

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

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A lot has changed since 2012 or, the year the New York Times dubbed the "Year of the MOOC." The premise back then was that classes would make high-quality online education accessible for all—and for free. Today, many MOOC providers now charge a fee. So the rate at which new users are coming into the MOOC space is decreasing.

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10+ Ways to Recharge Your Batteries Over the Summer

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