MERLOT journal of online learning and teaching special issue on MOOCs
The Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) recently published a special issue on MOOCs.
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Purdue software boosts graduation rate 21 percent
Purdue has issued a press release stating that a data-mining and analysis software program they developed has increased six-year graduation rates by 21.48 percent.
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Print on demand available soon for B.C. open textbooks
BCcampus recently announced that it has chosen Simon Fraser University Document Solutions as the print-on-demand provider for the B.C. Open Textbook project.
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Forget cat photos: This prof is making calculus go viral
Forbes Magazine profiles Jim Fowler, a 33-year-old assistant math professor at Ohio State University who teaches the Calculus One MOOC on Coursera.
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Coursera tinkering with instant enrollment idea
Coursera is piloting four on-demand MOOCs that allow learners to begin the course immediately rather than having to wait for weeks or even months for a class to begin.
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The MOOC misstep and the open education infrastructure
David Wiley, a chief academic officer of Lumen Learning, adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University, and pioneer in open learning, discusses the impacts that MOOCs have had on the idea of "open" in higher education.
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The MOOC where everybody learned
Researchers at MIT recently published a study of an edX physics MOOC and found that students who had spent significant time on the course showed evidence of learning independent of their educational background.
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Geography and strategic management: Two new open textbooks
BCcampus, as part of the BC Open Textbook Program, recently announced the release of two new open textbooks, both with significant contributions from post-secondary faculty in British Columbia.
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Educause, Gates Foundation to examine history and future of the LMS
Faculty members and students want their future learning management systems to be customizable and full of features, but a new study found that they still use the systems’ basic functions most often.
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ACE will create a pool of 100 low-cost courses
The American Council on Education (ACE), a higher education association comprised of more than 1,800 accredited universities and colleges, recently announced the creation of a pool of 100 low cost or free online courses that will lead to credit recommendations.
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