Fractus Learning

APRIL 13, 2016

These range from online magazines, educational databases, interest groups and instructional videos to massive open online courses (MOOCs for short). In short, while self-teaching is often no substitute for a formal education, it can be a great addition to a skill set or knowledge base.

MOOC 40

MOOC Industry Knowledge Base Groups 40

Educator Innovator

APRIL 23, 2014

Christina Cantrill , senior program associate who directs the Digital Is project at the National Writing Project , facilitated this connected learning workshop for teachers through Arcadia University’s School of Education as part of last summer’s Making Learning Connected MOOC (#clmooc).

Learning 28

Learning MOOC Course Knowledge Base 28

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

So much so, the New York Times even dubbed 2012 the “ Year of the MOOC.” Advocates for the courses would point a finger at the unaffordability of traditional education, promising that MOOCs could offer cheaper, more innovative alternatives. And why would MOOCs need to decolonize? But in many ways, the times have changed.

MOOC 163

MOOC Coursera Knowledge Base Microsoft 163

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). So much MOOC news! (Or “ MOOCs Are Global. Also via Edsurge : “How Harvard Is Trying to Update the Extension School for the MOOC Age.” “ AI will soon beat pupils taught knowledge-based curriculum,” Schools Week claims.

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145