Schools and teachers have to approach head-on the changes that technology has brought. Haphazard or piecemeal approaches don't serve students very well, nor does pretending that it's all just a fad that will end at some point. Read Full Post >
Coursera's efforts to bring "MOOCs," massively open online courses, to teacher education will begin with 28 courses. Read Full Post >
Coursera, a MOOC provider than recently shifted into K-12 teacher training, is initially offering 28 courses online. Read Full Post >
A survey released by Gallup finds that only a fraction of college presidents believe "massively open online courses" will improve student learning or solve financial problems. Read Full Post >
Coursera, a major name in providing "massively open online courses," takes a step into K-12 schools by arranging to provide teacher training. Read Full Post >
The biggest lesson for schools is that this train has pretty much left the station. By some means, on some scale, every school will soon need to figure out how it will help its students avail themselves of online learning where it offers a clear advantage over completely school-based courses. Read Full Post >
Last summer when Reynoldsburg City Schools connected with Udacity, the elite provider of free university-level education, it envisioned a new model for learning with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that would come to life during, not after high school. Read Full Post >
A new report shows that a total of 6.7 million college students have enrolled in at least one online course, but higher education institutions remain slow to adopt new forms of virtual education, such as MOOCs. Read Full Post >
The push for accountability in virtual education, rapid growth of blended learning, and experimentation with open education resources were also top trends in 2012. Read Full Post >
We've heard a lot about Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) -- the breakout trend of the year -- but it's still a fringe concept feeding what Clayton Christensen calls non-consumption. The real story is how the diverse web of nearly 5,000 institutions (broadly speaking) of higher learning in the U.S. are responding to cost pressure, calls for higher completion rates and better job preparation, and student demands for relevance. Read Full Post >
