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The original Connectivist MOOC. Would be interesting to explore the site properly - not sure how much is accessible... 

New data from Wharton suggests MOOCs are helping business schools reach new audiences.

New models of HE

Anant Agarwal, president of edX, talks about experiments;massive open online courses; the provocative experiment in higher education. 'Whenever something is declared the subject of "the year of," you know said subject is ripe for a big fat backlash. So, when The New York Times declared 2012 "the year of the MOOC," it thus came to pass that massive open online courses should next become the subject of massive, open, often online criticism, as critics gathered to air both their... '

A technique developed to combat racial conflict in the classroom and prevent situations like the Columbine massacre. I am sure it can be adapted to use in multi-ethnic, multi-religious cohorts as well. It would be especially intriguing to see how such a model can be used in an online classroom in say a MOOC

A technique developed to combat racial conflict in the classroom and prevent situations like the Columbine massacre. I am sure it can be adapted to use in multi-ethnic, multi-religious cohorts as well. It would be especially intriguing to see how such a model can be used in an online classroom in say a MOOC

George Siemens taught the first MOOC back in 2008. He shares his take on why the class room is still valid -- and what might happen next in higher ed.

Thank you Li. I love TED as a resource and with you submission it makes even more sense.

Special Mooc edition. Other useful articles on aspects of online edcuation

LEaD this year are developing and sharing expertise around inclusive learning - I wonder if Wolverhampton would come and do a piece at our conference learning@city in June? This project will deliver a new module around the idea of inclusive teaching that will be available for the professional development of teaching and support staff.

This project will deliver a new module around the idea of inclusive teaching that will be available for the professional development of teaching and support staff.

An MIT Computer Science lab publication that presents analysis on what users want in online videos

An MIT Computer Science lab publication that presents analysis on what users want in online videos