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5 décembre 2016

How the Jobs to be Done Theory Applies to Online Education

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How the Jobs to be Done Theory Applies to Online Education
Tanya Roscorla, ConVerge, 2016/11/29
This article states, "According to the jobs-to-be-done theory, customers hire products or services to do a specific job for them, and those providers can adapt their offerings by understanding the job they've been hired to do." OK, fair enough. So what is the job students expect MOOCs to do? It depends on the student. More...

5 décembre 2016

Recommended Reading: What Do Faculty Really Think of Online Learning?

By . These reports cover a range of attitudinal questions on ed tech, online education, and new models of delivering course content. One of the key findings of this year’s report, as described in a Gallup blog,  is that there is still a high level of disagreement among faculty of the relative merits of online courses versus traditional face to face courses, but there are some important nuances to the results. More...

5 décembre 2016

The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online

By . The University of Florida, based on a plan created by the state legislature, started UF Online in 2013. The original business plan was a case study in optimistic enrollment planning and the road-to-riches through online education. More...

5 décembre 2016

12 strategies to get your online learning program off the ground

eCampus NewsBy Laura Ascione Devaney. Online learning is on the rise at private colleges and universities, with 61 percent offering fully online degree programs in some fields, according to to a new report–but what are the strategies that create these successful programs. More...

5 décembre 2016

Higher ed faculty skeptical about online course quality

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. While online learning continues to drive change in higher education, most faculty members remain skeptical about the quality of education offered via web-based courses. About one in five (19%) U.S. faculty members "agree" or "strongly agree" that online courses at any institution achieve student learning outcomes at least equivalent to those of in-person courses; nearly three times as many "disagree" or "strongly disagree" (55%). More...

5 décembre 2016

What's the Question, Again?

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/library_babel_fish_blog_header.jpg?itok=qNL3hM7KBy Barbara Fister. Over the past year and a half, researchers in the Stanford History Education Group have tested over 7,000 students in middle schools, high schools, and universities across a dozen states to see how well they could evaluate information found online. Read more...

5 décembre 2016

How I Learned to Flourish in an Online Grad Program

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/Screen%20Shot%202011-12-12%20at%2012.29.48%20PM.png?itok=ITDqfJNPBy Katie Kapro. It only took two years for the town of Cambridge, MA to lure me into the romance of higher education. I’d moved there for a job just out of college; the siren’s song of the working world was just too appealing to ignore. I wanted to be a full-fledged member of society. Farewell studentdom. Read more...

5 décembre 2016

Strategy, Differentiation, and Online Learning

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/technology_and_learning_blog_header.jpg?itok=aQthgJ91By Joshua Kim. There may be some exceptions for schools that are able to spin-up robust online programs, but if your school isn’t already in this game, they’ve lost. Read more...

5 décembre 2016

When Will We See Mixed (Residential / Online) Education?

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/technology_and_learning_blog_header.jpg?itok=aQthgJ91By Joshua Kim. We are in the age of the mixed meeting. Of work arrangements that seamlessly blend local and remote workers. Read more...

4 décembre 2016

The Future of Online Education: Will Our Courses Foreshadow Our End?

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. American higher education is moving to a model where almost every course offered will have an online component. This is desirable during a time when enrollments will rise and perhaps get a boost if calls for debt-free public college education gain momentum. More...

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