Colorado State to Offer Credits for Online Class - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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Daniel Melia on 08 Sep 12Testing centers and MOOCs and universities are partnering in an effort to offer credit for students who complete online courses.
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Site-based testing deals strengthen case for granting credit to MOOC students | Inside ... - 1 views
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Taking the next step towards credentialing through MOOC's and establishing greater value for these online classes. -
Interesting decision to address a number of common criticisms of online learning: the potential for cheating, the failure of enrollees to complete the course and the lack of certification.
How Computerized Tutors Are Learning to Teach Humans - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Actually, ASSISTments is not a tutor, but it draws on insights from artificial intelligence and tutoring. It's a good example of going to scale that we will reference later in the course.
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Hi Prof. Dede, it struck me at the end of the article that while the title said '...Computerized Tutors...', what the creator was really struggling with was 'Humanizing computers'. It might never be possible, but the value is really in the journey. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Modular Education in Louisiana (Disruptive innovation of School Choice?) - 1 views
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This article shows how Louisiana is trying to adapt "modular" courses to complement or replace instruction in certain subjects, largely mitigated by the Common Core.
Moodle2In2Minutes.wmv - YouTube - 0 views
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Moodle 2.0 has just come out. For those of you who don't know, Moodle is an open-source course management system that has been popular for teachers and schools by virtue of being free, but it has lost some steam to more expensive and more refined LMSs like Blackboard in recent years. It will be interesting to see if this new release will be more user friendly and therefore popular
Home - Floating University - 0 views
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Floating University, a profit venture, which takes a set of online courses taught by academic superstars (from Harvard, Yale, etc.), repackages and sells to Ivy League colleges and to anyone who wants to pay for them.
ACCESS distance learning program helps Alabama high school students catch up or get ahe... - 0 views
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Alabama offers blended learning for 9-12 grades, called Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students (ACCESS). It allows students take courses, such as, foreign languages, their own school may not offer. It also allows students to catch up if they fall behind or simply graduate early.
New Academic Social Network Looks Beyond the Course, and Beyond Facebook - 3 views
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A new social network for colleges and universities called "GoingOn." Maybe the new Edmodo for higher ed? This article is a Q&A with the designer. Something interesting to keep your eyes on...
Online classrooms: More teachers ride virtual circuit - 2 views
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An example of how online classroom is running. The controversy continues. The argument seems to be not whether we have online learning or not, rather it is about how online learning programs could work, what an online course might look like and how students can learn best.
Winchester High School's New Course: "Designing Applications (Apps) for Androids" - 2 views
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This article explore's a high school teacher's efforts to teach students how to create apps for androids. I think it's a good example of how technology can and should be used in classrooms.
How to start a successful virtual learning program - 2 views
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Virtual learning can help districts address many needs, such as filling a gap between courses a school offers and courses students might want to take but aren't currently offered-and a new report offers insights on starting a virtual learning program from a number of seasoned experts.
Virtual High School Expands Students' Options - Canton, CT Patch - 1 views
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In this tough economic times, school can extend course offering via online education.
BHS uses Web as learning tool - 0 views
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A Wisconsin school offer online courses as part of blended learning to compete with other districts' internet schools for local students.
As Online Courses Grow, Sites Offering Unauthorized Academic Help Get More Brazen - Wir... - 0 views
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Discusses the increase of agressive marketing that facilitates cheating that is being coupled with the growing of opportunities for online learning.
Online Courses Attract Degree Holders, Survey Finds - NYTimes.com - 2 views
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"Although Coursera's founders have presented their MOOCs as a way to democratize higher education by making it available online, free, to anyone in the world, the Penn survey found that in the United States and developing countries alike, most Coursera students were well educated, employed, young and male."
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FYI, I went to Penn last year and was aware of this type of survey. Apparently, if you have a chance to look into their methodology, then they probably select a far larger number of Penn alumni than a representative portion. Considering that many Penn alumni love the idea of taking classes for free at their Alma Mater, I feel a bit skeptical about that reported unusually high percentage of bachelor's degree holders. -
I think that this makes a lot of sense. You have to be very self-motivated with a desire to learn AND have the online resources and time to take a MOOC. That's a lot - and I would guess that people who are highly educated tend to be self-motivated. And then young men probably have more time than working parents. There's a lot of constraining factors despite the 'openness' of a MOOC.
After Setbacks, Online Courses Are Rethought - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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""I care about education for everyone, not just the elite," he [Sebastian Thrun of Udacity] said in an interview. "We want to bring high-quality education to everyone, and set up everyone for success. My commitment is unchanged."" Let's hope so...
Data mining in course management systems: Moodle case study and tutorial - 2 views
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Very interesting article for those of us who want investigate about Course Management Systems. Sometimes institutions don't just care about learning outcomes but also the entrepreneurial aspects of data analysis.
Mooc creators criticise courses' lack of creativity - 1 views
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"Original vision lost in scramble for profit and repackaging of old ideas"
U.S. Plans Global Network of Free Online Courses - 1 views
Mooc rival OERu puts accreditation on menu - 0 views
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Students who complete an Open Educational Resources University course will be able to pay a fee to have their work assessed for academic credit, which would then be recognised by all the universities participating in the OERu. In theory, the students could approach any of the partner institutions with evidence of the credits they have amassed and apply for degrees.
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