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George Siemens and David Wiley Join Forces for a MOOC About Open Education

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Since the New York Times named 2012 the year of massive open online courses (MOOCs), millions have flocked to platforms offering them such as edX and Coursera. While these online courses have seen massive enrollment, perspectives on their impact have been decidedly mixed. Who else do you imagine taking this course?

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We Should Pause and Ask the Question

Iterating Toward Openness

It started out as a question about OER, but has moved on to a conversation about the purposes of open more generally. I have done this for *one* course – Python for Everybody. Even when the Coursera option costs $49 – which provides more access to more people? Really think about it.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015. University of Houston System via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera. University of California, Irvine via Coursera.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. ” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. Pearson has issued a report on students’ attitudes toward digital course materials. Raise $146.1

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Saddle Up for Silicon Slopes! Our Guide to the 2017 ASU+GSV Summit

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There’s also Pluralsight, a provider of tech-training courses that analysts bet will hit the public market soon. godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here. Department of Education) and David Wiley (the. 2:00PM: Mapping EdTech Globally by Navitas Ventures.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Humphrey testified that he hired Hubbard on a $7,500-per-month consulting contract to connect him to legislative leaders in other states, as Edgenuity tried to sell digital courses.” He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. Remember Richard McKenzie? ” asks Edsurge.