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April 2013

Massive Open Online Courses

Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?

Stanford, Harvard, MIT, and many more top name universities are launching Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to hundreds, and hundred of thousands of students. Often prompted by entrepreneurial professors and private companies, the race is on to open up higher education to the online masses. Yet university professors are already entering into a schizophrenic relationship […]

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3 Ways MOOCs Unleash the Power of Massive International Attendance

During my life I have always been interested in how ICTs can contribute to a better and sustainable development of the world. Education is one of the areas where that contribution can really make a difference. MOOCs (massive open online courses) might be one of the most versatile ways to offer access to quality education, […]

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MOOCs Will Come and Mostly Go Like Other EduTech Fads

MOOCs – massively open online courses – are the latest hit in educational technologies. MIT and Harvard have partnered on EdX, and Stanford computer-science professors have kicked off Coursera and Udacity. Meanwhile, Bill Gates and others fawn over the Khan Academy. University of Virginia president, Teresa Sullivan, was even temporarily ousted because she was not […]

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The One Laptop Per Child Correlation With Massive Open Online Courses

A recent article by The New York Times describes a software application that will grade student essays using artificial intelligence to ease professors’ workload when working with large quantities of students like the ones registered for MOOCs. The article generated many comments; most of them can be classified under two categories. First are the ones […]

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The Importance of Context and Human Factor in MOOC Education

Óscar Becerra has just written The One Laptop Per Child Correlation With Massive Open Online Courses where he compares the OLPC project with MOOC initiatives. In a nutshell, the Becerra argues that MOOC should not be compared to other higher education initiatives or institutions, but to what MOOCs can bring to “non-users” of education, as […]

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Learn Experientially and Connect Globally with MOOCs

There’s a new kid on the block that is changing how learning is designed, delivered and experienced. Called a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), it is making a big splash, with the potential to reshape education for learners, teachers and educational administrators alike. These days, MOOCs are where it’s at. Mix together, an educational offering […]

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