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HarvardX and MITx: The first year of open online courses

Posted on January 18, 2014

Researchers from HarvardX and MITx have released a report that summarizes findings from their first full academic year of offering courses on edX.
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Harvard experiments with three versions of the same course

Posted on January 18, 2014

Harvard University will offer three versions of its Introduction to Computer Science course this spring.
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MOOC instructor searches for the right amount of online moderation

Posted on January 18, 2014

Inside Higher Ed provides a detailed look at how Ebrahim Afsah, an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, has approached forum moderation in his Coursera-based MOOC.
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Open textbook project saves B.C. students over $40,000 in initial fall 2013 phase

Posted on January 18, 2014

According to a BC Ministry of Advanced Education news release, BC's Open Textbook Project "already has helped almost 300 post-secondary students, who saved an average of $146 each on their textbook costs for the fall 2013 semester."
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Flipped classrooms— old or new?

Posted on January 18, 2014

Marilla Svinicki at the University of Texas at Austin explores the flipped classroom model and argues that although it is not really a new technique, the quality of work students can do outside of class has been greatly enhanced through technology making the flipped classroom much more effective.
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Second edition of the Peeragogy Handbook published for free download

Posted on January 17, 2014

A revised, second edition of the Peeragogy Handbook, a guide to technology-enhanced collaborative learning and collaborative work was published on January 1, 2014, and released into the public domain.
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Productivity and online learning redux

Posted on January 17, 2014

Tony Bates provides a summary to his series of writings on areas where online learning may enable productivity gains, such as through access, scalable content, sound course design, and learner support.
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The end of MOOCs and the future of education

Posted on January 17, 2014

The Ubyssey, UBC's student newspaper, provides an in-depth examination and explores various perspectives on UBC's initial Coursera-based MOOCs, the broader flexible learning initiative, and the future of education.
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An experimental “Meta-MOOC” shaping the future of higher education

Posted on January 2, 2014

Cathy Davidson, a professor at Duke University and co-founder of the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC), will be teaching a Coursera course on the “History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education.”
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Why use a typewriter when you can use a computer?

Posted on January 2, 2014

Carol Levander, the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Digital Education at Rice University, provides an in-depth explanation for why Rice University, "a school that prides itself on a small student/faculty ratio" is developing MOOCs.
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