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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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As the group’s new CEO, Stephanie Khurana, put it in an interview with EdSurge this week: “The focus of the mission is to really help postsecondary completion and issues of economic mobility.” The founding came at the height of public excitement around free online courses known as MOOCs, which stands for Massive Open Online Courses.

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Credential Blockchains Could Help Student Mobility. These 4 Efforts Explore How.

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Although research for the new report was largely conducted before the spread of COVID-19, its authors note that the pandemic will likely make learners even “more mobile, moving in and out of formal education as their job, health, and family situations change.” San Jose State Puts Blockchain on the Books How can libraries use ledgers?

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Student Get to Know You Image Stickers Activity

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Throughout the past 8 years, I have designed several online courses and MOOCs. I noticed this activity has become super popular in many online course; therefore, for The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC ( #EduGoalsMOOC ), I decided to try another activity in case I had participants who had taken my previous courses.

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How—and Why—We Can Improve the Future of Mobile Learning

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When Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs) were first introduced, people quickly realized these platforms could help students learn more effectively at their own pace on their own schedule. Despite this promising beginning, the role of mobile devices in the classroom and in education overall is still rather limited.

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Integrating Technology Meaningfully with Mission Minded Learning

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They grew up with the Internet, social media, and mobile devices. Join my free online course where we work on digital learning missions, The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC ( #EduGoalsMOOC ). For many of our students, technology is just another aspect of their lives. Educators have experienced life without the Internet and social media.

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Innovation In E-learning In The Last 10 Years

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Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. The material that is available for e-learning on a mobile device is specifically designed by expert instructional designers to make it compatible with a small screen. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC is not a new concept in the e-learning industry.

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Mobile learning and personal metrics

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There are formal contexts for mobile learning, but it is in the leisure time/travelling/down time that mobile learning still comes to the fore. Mobile devices also afford users the ability to annotate, organise and share content once they have found it, within their community of interest. Unported License.