Format of session: peer-to-peer experience sharing
The process was based on talking among ourselves as peers, and at the same time experts, after haven given an eLearning or learning challenge. Read more...
By David Brooks. Creating a college course may not be easy but at least it’s understood; people have been doing it since Socrates lectured in ancient Greece.
Creating an online college course is another matter. There’s no Socratic judgement on the relative benefits of asynchronous videos, real-time discussion boards or e-books in the cloud. Those judgements are being created right now, by experience. More...
In a unique college ranking based exclusively on total cost to earn an online bachelor’s degree, independent college search and rankings website College Choice has published its first annual ranking of most affordable online colleges for bachelor’s degrees. More...
By Elizabeth M. Hagovsky - EvoLLLution. Over the past few years working in distance education you have surely heard of State Authorization and know exactly what it is, right?
Well, probably not, but you know you ought to know. You may have heard about a nebulous process with many costs regarding both application fees and staff time. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Reclaiming Personal Learning
Stephen Downes, Dec 05, 2014, Online Educa Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Part of a wider session called 'Education's Reality Check', this presentation highlights the need for, and structure of, personal learning, introducing participants to the Learning and Performance Support Systems project at lpss.me. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Case Studies on OER-based eLearning
Som Naidu, Sanjaya Mishra, Shironica Karunanayaka, G. Mythili, S.K. Prasad, Mohan B. Menon, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), 2014/12/03
There are four case studies provided: "Integrating OER in a Teacher Education Course," from Sri Lanka; "OER-based Post Graduate Diploma in e-Learning," from India; "National Institute of Open Schooling – Open Educational Resource Initiative," also from India; and "Developing a Fully OER-based Course," from Malaysia. 56 page PDF. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. No script for rhizomatic learning
Jenny Mackness, Weblog, 2014/12/03
Teens always have posters in their rooms (those who can afford posters and rooms, at least) and I was no exception. One of the first posters in my own room was a Turner - this one - and he remains one of my favourite artists. That's why I'm interested in the film, Mr. Turner. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . You’ve heard about MOOCs, online platforms, and other technologies like digital credentialing shaking up traditional offerings from higher education institutions, but where is it all coming from. More...