U.S. State department blocks access to MOOCs in countries with economic sanctions
Coursera recently issued a statement saying that United States export control regulations prohibit U.S. businesses from offering services to users in sanctioned countries, including Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria, and that it has restricted access to its platform from users in the sanctioned countries.
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Beyond MOOCs: Sustainable online learning in institutions
The Centre for Educational Technology, Interoperability and Standards (Cetis) has recently published a report on how MOOCs are driving the potential of open online learning.
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New York State to offer undergraduate online degrees
Tony Bates highlights the news that the State University of New York recently launched a program called Open SUNY, which offers access to the courses, degrees, professors, and rich academics of all 64 SUNY campuses.
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Ontario to launch $42-million central hub for online postsecondary classes
The government of Ontario will spend $42 million to establish a centre that aims to drive new online learning opportunities for university and college students across the province.
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It ain’t the MOOCs it’s the channel
Gregor Kiczales, a computer science professor at UBC who teaches the Introduction to Systematic Program Design MOOC, explores the concept of online teaching assistant office hours to examine the emergence of the Internet as a new channel between learners and educators.
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An assessment of a blended learning model for information and geospatial literacy
A study by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario on the impact of blended learning found that learners felt that the online components of their course positively influenced their overall understanding of the material.
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UBC announces upcoming MOOCs
UBC recently announced the development of four new MOOCs.
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Coursera will offer certificates for sequences of MOOCs
Coursera recently announced that it planned to give certificates to students who take sequences of MOOCs.
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Credit-for-MOOCs effort hits a snag
The American Council on Education (ACE)'s pilot to help MOOC students gain credit at traditional universities has not been successful.
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The tricky task of figuring out what makes a MOOC successful
A new paper found that in the first year of HarvardX and MITx, only 5 percent of people who registered for a MOOC went on to earn a certificate of completion these courses.
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