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Will COVID-19 Lead to Another MOOC Moment?

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Large-scale courses known as MOOCs were invented to get free or low-cost education to people who could not afford or get access to traditional options. Duke University was one of the first institutions to draw on MOOCs in response to the novel coronavirus. Other MOOC providers are making similar offers.

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How an Experimental Online Course Helped One Anthropology Department Keep a Professor and a Half

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Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. It’s a new kind of MOOC, and it’s a new kind of philosophy,” he says.

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Three GREAT (and Free) Virtual Conferences Where You Can Attend, Present, or Volunteer!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Library 2.012 ( [link] ) October 3 - 5, 2012 In its second year, the Library 2.012 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Huge thank to the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University, the founding conference sponsor!

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Maker Party 2014: Resources for Libraries and Learning Spaces

Educator Innovator

Hive Learning Network , a project of Mozilla, is comprised of organizations (libraries, museums, schools and non-profit start-ups) and individuals (educators, designers, community catalysts and makers). Punk A Friend : Use X-Ray Goggles to remix a friend’s social media profile, their favorite web site, or a news article.

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

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edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Here is November''s Diigo library.

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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

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I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. Growing Trend It’s not exactly a movement yet, but MEDSKL is part of a small trend of discipline-focused video libraries. MRU’s other users include individuals who aren’t attached to a college but are curious about applied economics.

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Maker Party 2014: Resources for Libraries and Learning Spaces

Educator Innovator

Hive Learning Network , a project of Mozilla, is comprised of organizations (libraries, museums, schools and non-profit start-ups) and individuals (educators, designers, community catalysts and makers). For more support and professional development, join the Webmaker Training MOOC. Let’s get started!