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Elite universities, especially in America, are engaging enthusiastically in massive open online courses, or MOOCs. “They see opportunities for brand enhancement, pedagogic experimentation, recruitment and business model innovation,” says a review of MOOCs published by the UK government last week. But there are conflicting strands of opinion that are dividing the higher education community.
So, what is this MOOC thing anyway? Great video explains it for the MOOC novice.
FutureLearn has launched with an open beta website and a roster of free online courses. The UK based program is an alliance of many British educational institutions and also worldwide recognized names like British Council, British Library and the British Museum. FutureLearn is owned by The Open University and its making a foray into the very open space of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC) with nearly 26 educational partners.
It’s nearly impossible to get into MIT, very expensive to enroll there, and exceedingly hard to graduate, which are some of the reasons why MIT degrees are so coveted. But very soon you’ll be able to take a series of online courses in computer science and earn an official certificate...
If the traditional lecture is no longer considered adequate for teaching in a digital world, then why continue to rely on it for teaching educators?
Knollop, an online platform that is dedicated to making sense of the wealth of educational resources on the web. Discover & Review Online Courses with Knollop.
Until now, massive open online courses have mostly reinforced existing hierarchies in higher education. MOOC providers have recruited elite institutions and offered them and their professors the opportunity to broadcast their courses to the world. But now edX is joining forces with Google to create a spinoff Web site where ordinary folks—and professors at colleges that have not been invited to joi
edX is a massive open online course(MOOC) with more than 1.2 million users. Read why it is an innovative MOOC platform.
Vanderbilt positions its massive open online courses as "educational outreach," not course replacements.
How do you get thousands of people excited about an online course in math, physics, and public health that will not earn them formal credit or any kind of certificate?
First, make it a MOOC.
Second, make the central text a popular TV show.
Third, add zombies.
First, make it a MOOC.
Second, make the central text a popular TV show.
Third, add zombies.
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