Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

They were incredibly hardworking people, but the ones creating the most significant social impact in the world were also often too busy to finish a MOOC. There were no formalized links between the activities that they would do online and how they would be assessed in their roles offline. I could hardly blame them.

Online Learning 118

Online Learning Course MOOC Udemy 118

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

I asked if the mobile world offers a partial way to address inequality of access, since we know poorer Americans, plus blacks and hispanics, tend to use mobile devices more often and for more purposes than wealthy and white people. We then dove into the learning management system ( LMS in the US; VLE in Europe ).

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models. Teachers have spent decades learning how to reliably help students master new skills, debunk misconceptions, and connect their prior knowledge to new concepts.

Udemy 142

Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 142

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Hint: “It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers. Student engagement and retention mobile apps. Most of them offer some variation of the thesis that improving how “engaged” students are in their coursework and community will boost academic outcomes which will then increase retention.

EdTech 92

EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 92

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 29, 2017

Many participants explored how to implement open policies, often in legalistic detail, and also considered the benefits. MOOCs… ah, this is fascinating. Once more I saw how the MOOC hype crash is limited to the United States. Presenter after presenter showed MOOC projects under way.

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology Education Secondary 40

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” “ The 74 Explains: How to Teach Your Baby Grit.” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” ” Via Edsurge : “How to Combat Fake News Online? ” Edutechnica is giving away data about LMS usage for Australia, Canada, and the UK.

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40