Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Trying to retrofit MOOCs designed for individual learning to facilitate collaboration is tougher than it might seem. As any good teacher will tell you, activities for groups have to be designed differently than assignments for individuals. More...
By Dawn Papandrea. The online education world is becoming accepted by more institutions than ever, and for good reason. It has the attributes desired to grow an organization’s influence and positive impact without the historical linear rise in costs. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. We’re thrilled to announce that Coursera content will now be available on Apple TV.
Since our beginning, one of our primary goals has been to make learning more accessible for everyone. More...
. These days, education is swinging from intimate in-person seminars to massive online open courses. Georgetown University’s come up with something in between.
The school’s master of science in finance (MSF) program, which launched at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business in 2014, uses what faculty call a “blended classroom” to teach students either in-person and online — or both. More...
By Mary Kelty - EvoLLLution. Developing a new process for designing online courses through a collaborative effort bringing together multiple institutional stakeholders has led to a marked improvement in the quality of online offerings. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Udacity, Online School From Google X Founder, Crosses Milestone After Switching Direction
Mark Bergen, Re/Code, 2015/11/04
1,000 may not seem like very much, but for Udacity its a good start and worthy of an announcement (when they hit a million they'll rent Caesar's palace). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. China Turns to Online Courses, and Mao, in Pursuit of Soft Power
Javier C. Hernandez, New York Times, 2015/11/04
I got a call from Inside Higher Ed today on this item, and I'm not sure what their article will look like, but I can provide some context. The article in the Times cites criticisms of the course because it is a "whitewash" of Mao's time in office. More...
By . This is the second of a series of blogs spotlighting the work of the Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Toronto, in developing innovative online learning initiatives. The first post provided a broad overview of the online learning initiatives at Ryerson. More...
By . I gave a keynote presentation last week at a large educational conference in the Netherlands, ‘Dé Onderwijsdagen’ (Education Days). I was asked to talk about the personalisation of learning. I agreed as I think this is one of many potential advantages of online learning. More...
By . A week or so ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Digital Education Strategies team at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University, Toronto. More...
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