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Book Review: MOOC Yourself by Inge de Waard The e-book MOOC Yourself by Inge Ignatia de Waard is a brief read but packed full of useful information about MOOCs. Though the subtitle, “Set Up Your Own MOOC for Business, Non-Profits and Informal Communities,” implies it’s a how-to book, de Waard goes into MOOC history and more. In fact the first third of MOOC Yourself provides a detailed background about massive open online courses with information on their origins, founders, platforms, trends and controversies. The term cMOOC refers to a connectivist-type of MOOC — quite different from the xMOOCs most commonly discussed in the media from platforms such as Coursera, iversity or edX. The author Inge Ignatia de Waard certainly has credibility in the world of MOOCs. Overview The book is not available in hardcover but exclusively in the Kindle e-book format. de Waard also takes full advantage of the digital format of her book by providing embedded links to content sources. Table of Contents of MOOC Yourself by Inge de Waard Highlights
Don't Be a MOOC Dropout: How to Survive and Thrive in a Massive Open Online Course As you surely know, Massive Open Online Courses are the big trend in online education. The New Media Consortium Horizon Report 2013 views MOOCs as the technology trend of the year. The MOOC concept is spreading rapidly from what was initially developed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes. MOOCs are sprouting elsewhere around the globe, too. You might have heard about the great workload, the high MOOC dropout rates or being lost and overwhelmed within the MOOC environment. Before starting a MOOC Choosing a MOOC When choosing a MOOC, simply follow your interests. Think about your time and motivation As Debbie Morrison said in an earlier post, understand your own goals is key. That is all reasonable, but you should consider that MOOCs normally last at least a couple weeks, sometimes up to a quarter of a year, and are quite time-consuming. I don’t want to stop you from participating in a MOOC. by Sylvia Moessinger During a MOOC Start early enough The early bird gets the worm! Take it easy
My Open Learning: cMOOCs Current 1) Open Online Experience 2013Overview: This year-long professional development course is open to anyone, and focuses on education technology for K- 16. It provides a rich, immersive experience into the study and use of educational technology in teaching and learning, and is designed on the “connectivist” model. For a brief definition of “connectivism,” click here. To view #OOE 2013′s Google + community learning page click here. Courses Logo for etmooc from etmooc.org 1) Edtech MOOC 2013, Alec Couros Course Duration: January 13 to March 30, 2013 Participation Level: see below This cMOOC [constructivist] Educational Technology & Media, included topics that ranged from connected learning, digital storytelling and literacy, the open movement and digital citizenship. This MOOCs’ overall objective was to create a learning community that is rich in interaction using social platforms [Google+ Communities, Twitter, #edmooc], and not a Learning Management System (LMS), as many MOOCs do.
How Rapid eLearning Development Provides Additional Value to an eLearning Project Would you be interested to know how Rapid eLearning Development provides additional value to an eLearning Project? Also, at this post I will explain 3 important reasons to choose Rapid eLearning Development vs Traditional eLearning Development. From corporate training to small business exercises to education platforms, eLearning has taken the learning world by storm. Subject Matter Expert InputIn traditional eLearning development, the material is passed from the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the Instructional Designer (ID), so that the ID may use the material to design storyboards that represent how to effectively present the material to learners. (Santally et. al, 2013, p.6)This process can be completed within 3 weeks, since there is less time spend on developing intricate coding both initially and for any possible adjustments required, thanks to the rapid eLearning content authoring tools. References: Boulet, G. (2012). Kursham, M. (2010). Rosen, A. (2006). Unrein, J. (2012).
A Short History of MOOCs and Distance Learning Since MOOCs have started to multiply on the web, many discussions about their structure, effectiveness and openness have been appearing. Students, teachers, e-learning specialists, academics, the media: everyone has an opinion. However, not much commentary looks at the history of MOOCs with an approach to understanding why so many universities are creating them and massive numbers of students are joining them. A short history of distance learning and may explain much about the sudden popularity of MOOCs. The evolution of technology and of new learning experiences have always been closely related. Correspondence studyMultimediaComputer-mediated The first of these distance learning models grew exponentially in Europe and United States after the Industrial Revolution, especially because a more qualified work force was needed for the factories. The pre-history of MOOCs, electronic media Democratizing through openness and media One example is Introduction to Biology, from the EdX platform.
Learning Analytics (Education Analytics) Mediamaisteri Group - Moodle -ohjeet - Etusivu Something Familiar, Something Great: ELearning and Digital Cultures MOOC Review I heard about MOOCs at our neighbor’s annual holiday party when Sarah told me she was taking a “wonderful” poetry class from a MOOC site called Coursera. Sarah is a busy mother and nurse, and it struck me as amazing that she was studying poetry with an international cohort. I had seen Daphne Koller’s Ted Talk about Coursera, but I didn’t realize free online classes like this were really real until I talked to Sarah. Being involved with education, I looked MOOCS the very next day. I scrolled through the Coursera listings and registered for Fundamentals of Online Education from Georgia Institute of Technology. Little did I know I would be part of the infamous MOOC crash later that month; I was in group #12 of the ill-fated course. The five-week course featured carefully-curated videos, readings and other digital offerings. What is this thing? From the very beginning we were asked to think about what our final project would be. Partway through the course, a thought struck me.
The Michigan Tailoring System (MTS) About MTS Released by the Regents of University of Michigan in August 2008 The first publicly available software for creating and disseminating individually tailored health communications Uses open source licenses Available free of charge for noncommercial education and research purposes Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux MTS makes it possible to create and deliver richly tailored programs. Researchers, health organizations, and health practitioners can write tailored messages, test them in real time, and see the results for a given individual, without the need for constant technical support and assistance from a team of computer programmers. MTS Overview Screencast An overview of the MTS Workbench, what's it for and how you can use it for your own tailored output. User Manual Wiki Documentation for the MTS Workbench is provided online in a Wiki. MTS Wiki MTS has two major components: MTS Flowchart Dictionary Message Editor Testcase Editor Preview Publisher