Wired Campus

APRIL 2, 2015

In free online courses offered by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, teachers are increasingly the students. A study by the two universities has found that teachers are enrolling in their MOOCs in high numbers. Teachers enroll in MOOCs for a number of reasons, he says.

MOOC 28

MOOC Survey Course Study 28

edWeb.net

APRIL 4, 2022

edWeb is also a Finalist in two other categories: Online Courses/MOOC Solution and EdTech Company Setting a Trend. The EdTech Awards from EdTech Digest recognize outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere.

EdTech 85

EdTech MOOC Professional Learning Learning 85

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, was meant to show that small behavioral interventions, like asking students in a pre-course survey to describe when and how they planned to fit the required course work into their lives, would significantly improve completion rates in large online classes.

Study 218

Study MOOC Course Guidelines 218

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

In a wide-ranging survey of about a thousand students and instructors, merely eight percent of those online during the crisis say their experience was very effective. Instead, they went ahead, plugging into Zoom, trusting that technology alone would do the trick. “By Online learning in the U.S.

Online Learning 209

Online Learning Learning MOOC Survey 209

Wired Campus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When Coursera, Udacity, and edX started up within four months of one another, in 2012, The New York Times declared it the year of the MOOC. A report released this week draws on a survey of Coursera students to look at their motivations and what kinds of educational and career results they are seeing. “Our

Coursera 28

Coursera Survey MOOC Online Learning 28

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Widespread public interest surrounds new technologies in the classroom. With many communities anxious to enhance local school systems and increase opportunities for students, teachers and pupils, 2016 appears poised to witness a lot of exciting new developments in the world of education technology. Ubiquitous Computers on The Horizon.

Technology 68

Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

The instructional technology coach strives to engage and support digital transitions in their school and district, to empower educators to take ownership of their technology and align its use to curriculum and instruction… but, though we try, at times all we as coaches seem to do is become the help desk for tech support.

Technology 63

Technology MOOC Personal Learning Network Digital Learning 63

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

He specifically faults measures such as the National Student Survey , a satisfaction poll administered to undergraduates during their final year of study in colleges throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you want technology to be used, you’ve got to win the argument for it” with faculty members, he said.

MOOC 139

MOOC Survey Industry Company 139

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Also note, the point of this post isn’t to showcase how innovative higher education is but rather to point out innovations that are out there as a kind of survey while also hopefully helping pollinate the possibility of innovation in the upper end of the field and ‘industry’ of education. An example? Open Curriculum.

Examples 140

Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 140

Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views.

Technology 71

Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 71

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Joining the MOOC party As formal college education becomes more unaffordable, online education has become a popular alternative or supplement. And the business is growing: Babson Survey Research Group’s 2015 Survey of Online Learning shows the number of higher education students taking at least one distance education course in 2015 grew by 3.9

Coursera 60

Coursera Education Adobe MOOC 60

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

When you look at the data—and we still need better data—studies show 80 percent of the people pursuing [bootcamps and MOOC]s already have a bachelor's degree. So the innovation is not happening in undergrad? It's the same graduate degree from the same institution, and it might be a third of the cost.

MOOC 110

MOOC Industry Company Data 110

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Nearly 60 percent of 589 preK-12 educators surveyed enrolled in professional courses online, according to a study by the Educational Technology Industry Network, a division of the Software & Information Industry Network. See also: Research Update: K-12 Teachers Turning to MOOCs for Professional Development.

Course 53

Course Study Survey Digital Badges 53

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Credential Engine is surveying the landscape first, trying to develop a comprehensive dataset before coming to any particular conclusions. “We But the studies differ in their approaches to analyzing the myriad options.

Secondary 114

Secondary Digital Badges MOOC Training 114

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

You also pointed out that MOOCs don’t receive much buzz today as three years ago. The MOOC moment happened, and what it really just did is give legitimate cover for the less-prestigious institutions to invest in online education. So do you think MOOCs paved the way for the online programs that we’re seeing more and more of?

Data 123

Data Kaplan MOOC Trends 123

Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Last week, a colleague asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Historical origins of the information age : I think it’s important to ground our understanding of technology by beginning…well, in the beginning.

Technology 49

Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 49

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

We explored campus technology and faculty attitudes towards digital materials. Casey noted some long-term persistent trends, such as campus IT seeing technology as an underutilized aid for instruction, and not feeling satisfied about institutional promotion of technology for faculty. Here is the full recording and my notes.

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2019

Fill out this five-minute survey , and you can enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card. He made the move to his new phase of scholarly life during a rush of enthusiasm for so-called MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, that big-name colleges were starting to offer low-cost higher education to a wider audience. We want to hear from you!

Video 148

Video Khan Academy Udemy MOOC 148

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

In national surveys of prospective adult students that we have conducted regularly at Northeastern University over recent years, we have consistently found that 60 percent of students prefer a blended or hybrid learning experience. Similarly, the U.S. Notably,the tens of millions of dollars being invested by M.I.T. Earlier this month, M.I.T.

Software 113

Software Trends E-rate Coursera 113

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

My classmates from Stanford’s Learning Design and Technology master’s program have gone on to design for big brands like Airbnb and Google as well as edtech upstarts including the African Leadership University, General Assembly, Osmo and Udacity. To get serious about education technology, you have to read Seymour Papert.

Udemy 147

Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 147

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

We assume that granting learners access to education technology outside the classroom to be used on their own time is unequivocally positive. Without imposed schedules, proximity to peers, or physical classrooms, even the best-intentioned students never make it through a MOOC or fail to reengage with the educational app they downloaded.

MOOC 60

MOOC Learning EdTech Course 60

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Technology plays a prominent role in the modern classroom. In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. Education technology tools and solutions are becoming commonplace and widespread. As such, they might need to rely on technology to further their education.

Technology 230

Technology Education Laptops EdTech 230

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

As an instructional designer who has been building MOOCs for the past five years, I’ve been asked this question more times than I count. MOOCs have been called abysmal , disappointing failures. The average completion rate for MOOCs (including the ones I design) hovers between 5-15 percent. This skepticism is not unwarranted.

MOOC 146

MOOC Coursera Course Comparison 146

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

TEN YEARS OF EDUCATION RESEARCH has shown we are failing to use technology effectively with underserved students, who are mostly subjected to “drill-and-practice or remediation” activities, writes Molly B. GROWING PAINS: In a recent national survey , 97 percent of teachers agreed that students should have a growth mindset. Zielezinski.

Chromebook 60

Chromebook Industry EdTech MOOC 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Teacher unions cautiously endorse it, while flagging the concern that teachers could be replaced by technology. Technology is a big part of the personalized learning story. Overall, the rise of online learning — from MOOCs to Khan Academy — makes “blended” learning that combines computer and live instruction feel normal to students.

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 98

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

A study conducted by WECT before the pandemic found that only about 20 percent of colleges they surveyed charged less tuition and lower fees than they do to those who study in person. The survey also uncovered another revelation: online fees added to tuition can be so large that they are greater than tuition alone.

MOOC 212

MOOC Coursera Survey Study 212

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I helped start the conference with a half-day workshop on “How Technology Can Enhance Liberal Education: The State of the Art in 2016.” There were discussions of using MOOCs on liberal arts campuses and developing distance learning programs for outreach or to make up for enrollment shortfalls.

Conference 40

Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

So declares the newest forward-looking publication from the higher-ed information technology association EDUCAUSE, “ 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Information Security Edition.” The final 1 percent are issued by MOOC providers in the form of course completion certificates, micro-credentials and online degrees from foreign universities.

Secondary 117

Secondary Trends Survey Data 117

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Even before this crisis, concerns were rising about a potential loss of jobs and the rising demand for digital skills due to technologies such as automation and AI. In the last few months the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and triggered an economic plunge in the U.S. that is now officially a recession.

Learning 193

Learning Digital Badges E-rate MOOC 193

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

In a national survey , we found that providing academic credit for experience and on-the-job learning was among employers’ top priorities for colleges and universities, alongside other work-integrated learning themes such industry validation and including real-world projects in the curriculum. And that has immense societal benefits.

Digital Badges 193

Digital Badges Coursera Learning Industry 193

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

In general, the industries most responsive to these new developments are technology-based ones, usually with a young employee demographic. The report concludes that ‘companies are struggling to redesign the training environment, incorporate new learning technologies, and utilize the incredible array of digital learning tools now available’.

Training 60

Training Trends MOOC Learning 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Certainly in Britain, [in] the student satisfaction surveys that students all fill in, they're all quite happy. I have seen Kristen give the example of Amherst College, when they were considering whether to experiment with MOOCs in the early days of that trend, and they were going to join edX. The students are quite happy.”

How To 141

How To Education Outcomes Course 141

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

But it expects to add more majors soon, and not all of them will be in technology, says Braun, who says that nursing is one that is being considered. These days students can always take Shakespeare or other courses later, once they’re settled in their careers, thanks to free MOOCs, he says. For now, she says that answer is “unclear.”

Chegg 120

Chegg Company Trends MOOC 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses. Or Is There?

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. It requires cultural change,” says Kathy Fernandes, senior director for learning design and technologies at the CSU office.

Classroom 60

Classroom ePortfolio Dropout Course 60

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2019

A tight labor market for high-tech talent, amplified by a fear that current skills may soon be made redundant as technology evolves, has driven corporations to partner with large-scale online education providers. Some of the earliest enterprise customers of MOOC platforms were the usual suspects from the high-tech industry (like Google).

MOOC 149

MOOC Coursera Microsoft Industry 149