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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

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. The online connectivity may not be a really important problem, but MOOCs faced a wall of other, more important issues.

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Are SPOCs a better option for online education than MOOCs?

Neo LMS

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. The online connectivity may not be a really important problem, but MOOCs faced a wall of other, more important issues.

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Michelle Weise: ‘We Need to Design the Learning Ecosystem of the Future’

Edsurge

can’t just say, “Here’s a MOOC, or here’s an online degree, or a 6- to 12-week immersive bootcamp.”. So much of our current educational market is needlessly opaque because we do not provide easily consumable outcomes data at the program level to prospective learners. We have to do better.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

Edsurge

This approach helps you clarify your target outcomes and how you’ll collect “evidence of learning.” Start with the “big four” that most people have heard of: Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, and EdX. Udemy has also created a great toolkit to help online course instructors market their learning experience.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Udemy (skills training): $173 million. ” You’ll often hear its advocates invoke Benjamin Bloom’s 1984 study on “ the 2 Sigma Problem ” and claim that one-on-one tutoring is radically effective at improving student outcomes. Vive la MOOC révolution. Coursera (online education): $210.1

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Developing and Delivering Effective Professional Development for Educators

EdTechTeam

For successful outcomes, plan teacher PD sessions avoiding holidays, weekends, extended school days and reporting/ assessment cycles. In this age of digital transformation, educators may choose from the plethora of online MOOCs which are a convenient and no-travel option.