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The uberization of Higher Education: fad or fab?

Neo LMS

Once technology became part of our daily routine and online learning solutions (MOOC providers, learning apps, learning management systems , etc.) In an Uber-like educational system, clients (students) have access to the best service providers (schools, universities, teachers, etc.), Students will choose powerful brands.

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In China’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’

Edsurge

One sign of that: There’s a 22-story tower in the country’s capital officially named the “MOOC Times Building” that houses a government-supported incubator for edtech companies. But MOOCs were trending upward back in 2014 when the education incubator was established, so it made a catchy name for the building. and elsewhere.”

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.), Every time new data is added, it adds another “block” into the system, so its storage is essentially unlimited. Some of the features include live streaming, screen sharing, and interactive presentations.

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Student Get to Know You Image Stickers Activity

Teacher Reboot Camp

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. This is my presentation.

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Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. How Is It Doing?

Edsurge

It has the most users of any provider of MOOCs (as the large-scale online courses are sometimes called), claiming more than 77 million learners. Dhawal Shaw, founder of MOOC-discovery platform Class Central. And it is the richest, with nearly three-quarters of a billion in cash in the bank, and annual revenue of about $260 million. "EdX

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Do We Really Want Academic Permanent Records to Live Forever on Blockchain?

Edsurge

The system of recording information secures digital data in a way that makes it traceable and difficult to alter. The possibilities for applying this type of system in education are extensive. There will have to be a system for sorting these non-traditional learning opportunities and outcomes. A privately learned new language?

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. This presents a challenge and an opportunity: How can we design online learning environments that achieve scale and intimacy? I think we’ve seen this reemergence—unintentionally—in the form of MOOCs.