Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

MOOCS (massive online open courses) are different from virtual classes, and are usually offered by colleges and universities. MOOCs will usually have a wealth of resources, such as webinars and lectures that can give students a deeper understanding of the subject they’re specializing in. Artificial Intelligence.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 22, 2021

An often-cited study on MOOCs says videos should be around six minutes long. However, this rule has been challenged by subsequent evidence such as this Stanford study arguing that MOOC videos are different than formal education videos. The post 6 Steps that prove any teacher can create educational videos appeared first on NEO BLOG.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 11, 2017

The latest piece of news on MOOCs — massive online open courses — suggests that they may not yet be the great democratizer of education that they were envisioned to be. 12, shows that, generally, MOOCs have not reached such a demographically broad audience. The Futures of MOOCs. So do MOOCs have any transformative power?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Teachers continue to attend the multitude of free massive open online courses (MOOCs) or courses provided by universities and learning platforms as part of their professional development in many countries according to the data of the Global Education Coalition in action UNESCO which caught momentum during the pandemic.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 12, 2014

The traditional forms of sit-and-get PD are giving way to MOOCs, webinars, Edcamps and flipped learning. If we take the traditional staff meeting, many times the information shared is just “for your information” or anything that could be posted to a blog or in an email. Check out this blog post to learn more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

Massive Open Online Courses (Sometimes referred to as MOOCs) – MOOCs are readily available courses that are presented online. MOOCs are not an ideal way for most students to learn. MOOCs are available from a variety of sources including Coursera , edX and individual participating universities.

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EdTechSandyK

JULY 27, 2014

Image Source Used Under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License Week 4 of the Foundations of Virtual Instruction MOOC I started on June 30th is wrapping up today. By this time next week, I will hopefully have successfully completed my first MOOC. I was especially interested/distressed to find out that even in MOOCs, people try to cheat !

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

Dhawal Shah, co-founder of Class Central, a directory of MOOCs, says that “enrollment numbers have dropped drastically in the recent times” for individual courses. In a blog post , Ng called artificial intelligence “the new electricity,” and says it will transform every major industry just as electricity did.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

We conceived of this crowdsourced design project as part of a massive open online course (MOOC) on Canvas Network and sought out an all volunteer team of designers, facilitators, and subject matter experts to help us. The four key factors: Use a real-world instructional design challenge. The Impact.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Journal or blog- Edublogs, Medium, WordPress, Weebly, Google Sites, Wix. Twitter Chats, webinars, MOOCs, online courses, online conferences, virtual events, livestreams, Edcamps, Facebook groups, #Hashtags. Online courses and MOOCs. Dschool.stanford.edu/resources/the-inspiration-walk. Edupodcastnetwork.com. Twitter.com/search?q=Education%20podcasts&src=typed_query&f=user.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2020

The Open Universities were already a reality in the 20th century, and with the extensive use of the internet, the MOOC phenomenon has grown exponentially over the last decade. The post How to overcome resistance to online education in Higher Ed appeared first on NEO BLOG.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 11, 2018

vocational schools, boot camps, MOOCs, etc),” Kasturiraman said. “We “As new roles and industries emerge, Skillist can help companies connect with applicants who are acquiring skills outside of traditional higher education (e.g.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2019

Instead, MOOC providers see an opportunity in helping medical professionals keep their knowledge and skills up to date after they graduate, a field also known as continuing medical education (CME). The draw to host these courses on MOOC platforms, Butler says, is the chance to reach a wider audience. MOOCs, The New OPM?

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EdTechSandyK

JULY 3, 2014

Image Used With Permission Under a Creative Commons License Late last week I was innocently checking my Twitter feed, and I saw an announcement for a MOOC called Foundations of Virtual Instruction. Based on my experience thus far, I think Summer 2014 might see me complete my first MOOC. Have you had any experiences with MOOCs?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A decade ago, large-scale online courses known as MOOCs were all the rage, touted as a possible alternative to traditional college and celebrated in the popular press. Talbert had taken MOOCs back when they first started and was unimpressed. And so it's just a smart thing to do to see what other people are doing.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In a telephone interview, Phil Hill, edtech guru and co-publisher of the widely followed e-Literate blog , acknowledged that “the LMS is not only part of the university’s core infrastructure, but it also allows faculty and students to use technology creatively in the classroom.” The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.)

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Just to give a few examples, Khan Academy , Crash Course , and popular MOOC sites like Coursera and edX have started a revolution in education, making their own content or their partners’ content (especially higher university institutions on Coursera and edX) available for everyone. Read more: 6 Things you may not know about MOOCs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. His educational journey started in 1998 teaching little children to speak English.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

The Fellows also participate in a MOOC focused on understanding and responding to learning differences in their classroom. They apply strategies in their classroom using the visual and tactile resources from the MOOC coursework and resources. Learn More.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University recently scaled access to professional learning content for educators by taking advantage of the Massive Open Online Courses for Educators (MOOC-Eds) format. There are people literally from the other side of the world in our MOOC-Eds.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities. The post Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators appeared first on NEO BLOG. Take a degree course.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Get your blog ready to go! (I September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! If you are interested in joining, please do the following: Buy a copy of “ The Innovator’s Mindset “. We will have a “selfie challenge” coming soon so get your book as soon as you can so you can win a prize for our draw. Join #IMMOOC! First Name.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

What did Alec learn about learning as he led a MOOC with educators from more than 75 countries? The post Alec Couros’ 6 Epic Educational Truths appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Did Alec immediately know he wanted to be a teacher? How can adults help?

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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 offers through Coursera, which Ng teaches, have had wide appeal on the MOOC website. He left the company in 2014.) Several of the courses Deeplearning.ai

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2018

MOOCs are No Longer Massive. Once upon a time, free online courses known as MOOCs made national headlines. So we talked with Dhawal Shah, founder and CEO of Class Central, who has been tracking MOOCs closely ever since he was a student in one of those first Stanford open courses, about how MOOCs have evolved.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Notes from MOOCs for Professional Development Presentation at TCEA 2015 Dr. Kay Abernathy, Lamar University [link] Lamar University sponsored the MOOC on Social Media Communication Tools for Educators which Dr. Abernathy facilitated. You can build up to five MOOCs for free on this platform. link] What is a MOOC?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Digital Literacy While players in a school environment can turn to each other for assistance and support, they may also visit the numerous Minecraft-dedicated wikis, blogs or YouTube channels for inspiration. Minecraft MOOC EVO Minecraft MOOC YouTube. Language Learning and Minecraft. Ideas for Using Minecraft in the Classroom.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3

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Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

To accomplish all of this, participants and facilitators will be working together as both learners and change agents in an open environment known as a Massive Open Online Collaboration (MOOC). To participate, please sign up at the #TeachDoNow blog and join the #TeachDoNow G+ community.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have also included details for each of the twenty ways in this blog post. I try not to get too technical on this blog, but it’s important to know there are certain domain settings that you will need to make some of the ideas in this post a reality. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Keep reading!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. MOOCs are great ideas, but assessment and feedback loops and certification are among the many issues holding them back. by Terry Heick. Open Curriculum.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

To accomplish all of this, participants and facilitators will be working together as both learners and change agents in an open environment known as a Massive Open Online Collaboration (MOOC). To participate, please sign up at the #TeachDoNow blog and join the #TeachDoNow G+ community. MOOC Ends August 17.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

In the spring of 2014, a team from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation launched to first rendition of a Massive Open Online Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed), titled Coaching Digital Learning | Cultivating a Culture of Change (CDL). 73% of the MOOC-Ed participants indicated the Twitter Chats as Valuable or higher.

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The PL2C Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The Friday Institute and Oak Foundation seek to end this anachronism with the Learning Differences MOOC for Educators (MOOC-Ed). When combined with the self-directed, anytime, anywhere learning facilitated in the MOOC-Ed, the experience proved to be powerful. The success of the course hinges on meaningful peer connections.

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

I don’t fret much at all over some of what Clark raises: the acceptance and/or lack of broader cheer-leading for Wikipedia, MOOCs, or Khan Academy as success stories. ” (and hat tip to Nicole Allen for being the one to bring it to my attention).

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I''m taking a MOOC through Coursera and UC Irvine called Advanced Instructional Strategies in the Virtual Classroom. I got a slight discount as a member of the MOOC, so I went for it. Please see specifics on my re-use policy in the right-hand column of my blog before re-posting/re-using any of my blog content.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 10, 2015

This post originally appeared on Justin’s EdWeek blog, EdTech Researcher. Last week MIT kicked off a free new massive open online course called 11.133: Implementation and Evaluation of Education Technology.

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