LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn, 2016/12/05
I think this is a pretty important development. LinkedIn has been collecting professional and resum data through its social network service for a number of years and is now marketing its learning services. More...
Chinese MOOC learners to top 10 million by year end
Beckie Smith, The PIE News, 2016/12/05
Only a few months after passing the 5 million user mark a new white paper projects that XuetangX, China's largest MOOC provider, will have 10 million users by year's end. More...
The hi:project
Hi:project, 2016/12/05
Readers are probably familiar with the distinction I've drawn between personal and personalized learning. This proposal draws a distinction along very much the same lines, as follows:
Questioning 'Identity Liberalism'
Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed, 2016/12/05
This is a good article dealing with the implications of the backlash against diversity in the wake of recent populist victories. The premise of the anti-diversity argument is that " liberals must appeal 'to Americans as Americans.' But of course, "Lilla 'overlooks the fact that Americanness itself is a particular constructed identity." So is Britishness. More...
What You Can Learn From the Social Media Crisis That Wasn't
Ken Wheaton, Advertising Age, 2016/12/06
When I was the editor of a student newspaper so many years ago I was amazed how sensitive people were to every word we wrote. I knew our influence was far less than people thought. More...
Making A Large Wheel Skeleton Clock
Clickspring Chris, Clickspring, YouTube, 2016/12/06
Before the internet you would never ever have seen something like this; the closest you would get would be the furniture-making shows on public television. More...
PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education
OECD, 2016/12/06
The PISA 2015 results are in, announced with a big splash this morning. Topping the charts across the three disciplines are Singapore, Japan, Estonia, Finland, and Canada, along with four Chinese cities and states. Interestingly, three Canadian provinces - Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia - are at the very top of the rankings. More...
Factors Affecting the Acceptability of Online Degrees: Evidence from Two Arab Countries
Alaa Sadik, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (IJET), 2016/12/09
When I've worked in the Arab world the question has come up frequently about the public perception of the quality of online learning. This study of respondents from the business sector in Oman and Egypt confirms that there are doubts about the quality of online learning in the region. More...
Online Learning Consortium Unveils Expanded Quality Scorecard Suite for Benchmarking Online and Blended Learning Programs
Press Release, Online Learning Consortium, 2016/12/09
According to this news release, "the OLC Quality Scorecard uses research-based benchmarks and standards of excellence to help higher education institutions evaluate their online and blended learning programs." More...
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