eLearning Forum Update: Peer-to-Peer
Pretty good summary of a discussion of peer-to-peer (P2P) networking and its potential impact on online learning. The idea behind peep-to-peer networking is that computers share resources directly with each other, without the need for a central server. Certainly, peer-to-peer will have to develop before it is used in online learning: there is no administration model, there is no content model, and there is no revenue model. More...

Course Rubrics: OEI
Geoff Cain, Brainstorm in Progress, 2017/07/31
Geoff Cain begins a seven-part series on rubrics with this look at the California Community College’s Online Education Initiative rubric (OEI) "to provide a checklist demonstrating that the online courses offered through the Online Education Initiative align with state standards; the accreditor, ACCJC’s Guide to Evaluating DE; and national standards (iNACOL)." More...

Five Key Questions About the State of Online Learning
Contact North, TeachOnline.ca, 2017/07/28
The questions, with answers:

• Is Online Learning Growing or Has It Reached a Plateau? Yes, and no.
• What are some of the biggest gains in online learning since 2010? Five gains are listed.
• Do we still have issues with quality in online learning? Of course we do. Some examples are listed.
• Where is technology taking online learning? AI, sims, OER.
• If you were to highlight one key feature of learning in the future, what would it be? Anytime, anywhere assessment of competencies and capabilities. More...

Transforming university students from consumers to developers of online content
Rebecca Quintana, Coursera Blog, 2017/07/12
This is presented as a "gee whiz isn't it amazing" sort of way. "What would it look like for university students to be the content creators for a Coursera social impact campaign course?" the author asks. More...

P1876 – Networked Smart Learning Objects for Online Laboratories
Various authors, Ieee, 2017/07/11
This is an IEEE working group that has receively been reinvigorated. It "defines methods for storing and retrieving learning objects for remote laboratories. More...