Is it possible for MOOCs not only to develop professional but also to promote the transversal skills? The main aim of the research was to analyse MOOCs in the field of business and management (N = 829) regarding the ability …
What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?
EdSurge recently talked with Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University, about what she’s learned teaching all those online students. And she makes the case for why free online courses like hers—which are known as Massive Open …
Effectiveness of Integrating MOOCs in Traditional Classrooms for Undergraduate Students
The review of blended MOOCs in classrooms assists to form the emerging consensus on integrating MOOCs in conventional classroom settings, while highlighting potential opportunities and challenges one might face when implementing MOOCs in similar or entirely different contexts.
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2222/3402…
Presentation of the Week: NOOCify the MOOC!
How do you measure the ‘success’ of a MOOC?
Here’s a few thoughts I’ve had based on my experiences as a learner on MOOCs and as part of a team developing and delivering 4 FutureLearn MOOCs now.
http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/how-do-you-measure-the-success-of-a-mooc/…
Learn Principles of Ed Tech and Game Design with EdX online MOOC
In early October, the team at MIT will kick off a series of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on EdTech and Game Design. Two of the four courses in the series are now open for registration: Design and Development of …
The MOOC Revolution That Wasn’t
The future of online learning isn’t about accessibility: it’s about taking what we already know works offline and combining it with what you can only do online to create the most engaging experience.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/11/the-mooc-revolution-that-wasnt/
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Ten useful reports on MOOCs and online education
This digest of reports and papers published over the past year is provided to support the ongoing debate on MOOCs, Open Educational Resources and online education. A brief summary of the contents, dates of publication and extent are given.
http://www.icde.org/Ten+useful+reports+on+MOOCs+and+online+education.b7C_wRnSWg.ips…
Flipping the Flipped Classroom
Two of the hot topics in education in the last few years have been Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC’s) and the flipped classroom. I’ve been experimenting with both of them. Here’s the story of what we tried and what we …
European Multiple MOOC Aggregator
The European Multiple MOOC Aggregator (EMMA) aims to showcase excellence in innovative teaching methodologies and learning approaches through the large-scale piloting of MOOCs on different subjects and in different languages.
http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/project/emma-0
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Presentation of the Week: The MOOC of One
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Anant Agarwal: Why massively open online courses (still) matter
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Connectivism and MOOCs: The Web We Weave
Connectivism is driven by the understanding that decisions are based on rapidly altering foundations.The ability to recognize when new information alters the landscape based on decisions made yesterday is also critical.
http://www.coetail.com/online13-14/connectivism-and-moocs-the-web-we-weave/…
Presentation of the Week: OERs and Open Online Courses
The State of MOOCs: An EdTech Researcher Retrospective
An interesting looking at exactly what MOOCs are and what they offer from a technical perspective.