Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. Look out for rhizomatic learning. Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014.

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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In an equally surprising move for a premier institution, the university is also giving enrolled students in its new online bachelor’s an unprecedented discount— cutting virtual education tuition by $1,000 per credit. In 2014, Nelson Baker, Georgia Tech’s dean of professional education, launched among the very first of these.

Online Learning 123

Online Learning Coursera Learning Report 123

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 90

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The course will cost $49 per month and will be hosted on Coursera, a platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that Ng co-founded in 2012. (He He left the company in 2014.) But the course won’t be offered through a university, like many of the other online classes on Coursera.

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Coursera Course MOOC Company 116

Wired Campus

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The percentage of institutions offering a MOOC seems to be leveling off, at around 14 percent, while suspicions persist that MOOCs will not generate money or reduce costs for universities—and are not, in fact, sustainable. Back then, 28 percent of respondents believed MOOCs were sustainable, while 26 percent thought they were not.

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MOOC Survey Course Online Learning 28

Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Thanks to Kate Bowles ( @KateMfD ) for sending me a link to an open Coursesites web site (free registration) that has been created for the MOOC discussion at the forthcoming Universities Australia 2014 conference. There are six questions in the discussion area; these are: What have been the most significant impacts of MOOCs?

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MOOC Course Assessment LMS 32

Connecting 2 the World

JANUARY 20, 2014

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the possibility of all classes going online and MOOC''s (Massive online courses)replacing the traditional classroom. Add to this that many of the online faculty are adjunct and their is a second layer of challenges online learning adjunct faculty have.

Strategy 63

Strategy LMS Online Learning Blackboard 63

Perry Hewitt

MAY 22, 2015

Related trivia: Google Maps also released the top destinations from Memorial Day 2014. The MOOC (Massively Open Online Course) hype cycle peaked in 2012, but educators are still trying to crack the right formula for effective, online learning. Now you can search for topics and hashtags directly within Google.

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MOOC Twitter Trends Google 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The idea, said Stevens, who also directs the Center for Advanced Research through Online Learning , is to provide colleges and universities with the resources needed to address the unanswered questions raised by big data. “By Kent Wada of UCLA, who attended both this summer’s conference and its predecessor in 2014, agrees.

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Data MOOC Conference Guidelines 123

Educator Innovator

MARCH 10, 2014

Learning Creative Learning: It’s not (just) a course, but a community for educators, designers, technologists, and others interested in creative learning. Learning Creative Learning 2 (LCL2) is an online community that focuses on creative learning, hosted by the MIT Media Lab.

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MOOC Learning Course Online Learning 28

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera. AllLearn wasn't the only online education failure of the early 2000s, of course. Columbia University invested $30 million into its own online learning initiative, Fathom, that opened in 2000 and closed in 2003. Unfathomable. Impenetrable.

Blackboard 98

Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The School Leadership Summit 2014 (March 27th) call for proposals is now open at admin20.org. Learning Revolution Reminder. The Learning Revolution site has all of these announcements and more! MOOCs for Deeper Learning. Join Phillip''s conversation about online learning here. Thanks, Karen!

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Video MOOC Flipped Classroom Libraries 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. Arizona State University, for instance, now offers some 140 online degree programs , growing from 400 online students to 20,000 in the last six years.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education Adobe MOOC 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

She is currently working on her upcoming book Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Digital Literacy, Open Access and Local Connectivity from ABC-CLIO. Her research interests include online instructional design, discovery and digital literacy. Spring Summit, The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning.

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Libraries Conference Elsevier Technology 31

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

For my notes on Day 1 of this academy, which took place January 15, 2014, click here. Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc.

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

The PL2C Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

While it seems ridiculous that such design decisions would be made in the physical space, we have all experienced an online learning website or course that left us with the same kind of feeling this Bed & Breakfast. Online instructional design is much like interior design. 2014, [link]. ” [link]. Accessed 9 Dec.

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Course Resources Student Engagement Accessibility 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Sample Tweets Join the free, online global conversation about the future of libraries #Lib2014 Oct. The conference will once again be held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones.

Libraries 64

Libraries Conference eBook Mobility 64

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Beyond the MOOC. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Learning to Code. Online Learning. Mobile Learning. Social Learning, Social Networks. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech.

Technology 60

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Invent To Learn Hands-on Workshop before ISTE 2014 in Atlanta : Join Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager on June 28th from 9am - 3pm for an energizing day of “hard fun” as we invent, tinker, and learn how to incorporate hands-on project-based learning in the classroom. See the schedule in your local time at [link].

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Learning 51

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ?” .” The article notes that “The number of states planning to use the new [SBAC and PARCC] tests dropped from 45 in 2011 to 20 in 2016.” Spoiler alert: no.). This Tool Wants to Make Your Decision Easier.”

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 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. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Beyond the MOOC. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Learning to Code. Online Learning. Mobile Learning. Social Learning, Social Networks. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech.

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Trends MOOC Khan Academy Maker Movement 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ” asks Edsurge.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” Via The Kansas City Star : “A lawyer for the largest teachers union in Kansas told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday that lawmakers’ 2014 decision to get rid of a job protection for tenured K–12 educators was unconstitutional.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” ” (Wow. .”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). The New York Times on The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , an online charter school: “Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students.” ” Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking on the Masterclass online platform.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. Vive la MOOC Révolution. The British MOOC company FutureLearn entered the US market.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 56

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Department of Education Releases Guidance on Supporting Early Learning through the Every Student Succeeds Act ,” per the press release. The defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone for its 2014 story “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA ” has begun. Education in the Courts. million. .

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).” ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.” She made $9.6

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports.

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Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46