Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Two design models for online collaborative learning: same or different?

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I am now about to wrap up my Chapter 5 on Design models, for my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. Here I am...

‘Agile’ Design: Flexible designs for the digital age

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Before I was rudely interrupted by MOOCs, I had almost finished my chapter on Models for Designing Teaching and Learning for my open textbook,...

Why MOOCs are only part of the answer for higher education

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OK, except for the next post, which will be a list of publications on MOOCs for graduate students studying the topic, and a scenario for...

Why the fuss about MOOCs? Political, social and economic drivers

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The end of MOOCs This is the last part of my chapter on MOOCs for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. In...

Strengths and weaknesses of MOOCs: Part 3, branding and cost

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The story so far This is the fifth in a series of posts from my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. I have already...

The strengths and weaknesses of MOOCs: Part 2: learning and assessment

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The writing of my book, Teaching in a Digital Age, has been interrupted for nearly two weeks by my trip to England for the...

The dissemination of research in online learning: a lesson from the EDEN Research Workshop

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The EDEN Research Workshop I'm afraid I have sadly neglected my blog over the last two weeks, as I was heavily engaged as the rapporteur...

The strengths and weaknesses of MOOCs: Part I

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How many times has an author cried: 'Oh, God, I wish I'd never started on this!'? Well, I wanted to have a short section...

Comparing xMOOCs and cMOOCs: philosophy and practice

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The story so far For my open textbook Teaching in a Digital Age, I am writing a chapter on different design models for teaching and learning....

What is a MOOC?

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MOOCs as a design model I have already covered seven different design models for teaching and learning in Chapter 6 of my open textbook, Teaching in...