Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, was meant to show that small behavioral interventions, like asking students in a pre-course survey to describe when and how they planned to fit the required course work into their lives, would significantly improve completion rates in large online classes.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools. But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” ” Research finds there’s a " global achievement gap in MOOCs. Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). of Maryland Removes ‘Misogynistic’ Guidelines for TAs.” ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. There’s coding bootcamp news in the venture capital section below.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. ” Edsurge points to new guidelines for education companies participating in Y Combinator ’s startup accelerator program.

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