Google is joining forces with edX, a collaboration of 29 top universities offering 72 online courses, to build an open source online education platform. The new platform, called Open edX, will allow anyone—from universities, to corporations, to individuals—to build and …
Top 10 Misconceptions About MOOCs
An interesting list of misconceptions about the Massive Open Online Courses.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/owen-youngman/misconceptions-about-moocs_b_3922278.html
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Master’s Degree Is New Frontier of Study Online
Next January, the Georgia Institute of Technology plans to offer a master’s degree in computer science through massive open online courses (MOOCs) for a fraction of the on-campus cost, a first for an elite institution. If it even approaches its …
Moodle.org introduce their first MOOC for Teachers
Moodle for teachers: An introduction is a 4 week introductory course with a recommended total of 8-12 hours participation time. Registration opens on 19th August 2013 and the course starts on 1st September 2013.
http://blog.matbury.com/2013/08/09/moodle-org-introduce-their-first-mooc/
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In Connectivism, No One Can Hear You Scream: a Guide to Understanding the MOOC Novice
This article is an attempt to address a possible gap in Connectivist thinking, and its expression in cMOOCs. It’s to do with the experience of technology novices, and unconfident learners in cMOOC environments.
http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Guide_to_the_MOOC_Novice.html…
Presentation of the Week: Surviving the Day of the MOOCs
MOOCs and Online Education: A Real Difference
Are online education and MOOC the same? Is any difference important? Learn more reading this article.
http://mfeldstein.com/moocs-and-online-education-a-real-difference/…
Online universities: it’s time for teachers to join the revolution
Moocs, the new model of university education, have no race, colour, sex or wealth barriers, and can be accessed at a click.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jun/15/university-education-online-mooc
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New Research Effort Aims to Examine Effectiveness of MOOCs
The MOOC Research Initiative, financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will award grants of $10,000 to $25,000 to researchers seeking to explore issues such as student experiences in MOOCs and the free courses’ systemic impact.
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What Are MOOCs Anyway and Should You Consider Moocing?
If we can get past the magic of “massive” and “free,” we begin to see Coursera/edX-type MOOCs for what they really are — online courses, no different from the ones your college or university is offering right now. Open up …
Presentation of the Week: What MOOCs Can Teach Us About Online Learning?
Adoption of Massive Open Online Courses [Worldwide Survey]
In an attempt to better understand trends in adoption of massively open online courses (MOOCs), Enterasys decided to survey several hundred educators around the world. The results our study is captured in the inforgraphic below.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/infographic-adoption-of-m_b_3303789.html…
Behind-The-Scenes: How MOOCs Are Getting Money
Universities are not the only major players in this world – from non profits to venture capitalists, lots of groups are getting involved! In fact, this new (and quite detailed) chart shows how MOOCs are getting money and more.
Presentation of the Week: Open Education, MOOCS, & Student Access
MOOCs: taxonomy of 8 types of MOOC
It is important to define a taxonomy of MOOCs not from the institutional but the pedagogic perspective, by their learning functionality, not by their origins. So here’s a starting list of eight.
http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=MOOCs:+taxonomy…