HarvardX and MITx: The first year of open online courses
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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?
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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