Discussion of MOOCs: more links and questions
Rodriguez, O. (2012) Vast Lurker and No-lurker Participation in Open Online Courses: MOCCs and the AI Stanford-like courses respectively Osvaldo Rodriguez, March 3
Siemens, G....
Some critical reflections on MOOCs
Quinn, C. (2012) MOOC reflections, Learnlets, February 29
Clark Quinn has some interesting comments about MOOCs in this post. He compares the Siemens/Downes Change 2011...
Which university is No. 1 on iTunes U?
According to the BBC (and they can't be wrong, can they?) it's the U.K. Open University, with 40 million downloads so far:
Coughlan, S. (2012)...
Will MITx work?
Coughlin, S. (2012) MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course, BBC News, February 13
This article provides details of MITx's first course, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,...
Où sont les spécialistes francophones des OERs/REO?
Veuillez pardonner que j'écrisse le pauvre français - l'anglais suivit.
UNESCO et le Commonwealth of Learning organisent un Forum Politique Africain au sujet des ressources...
First World OER conference to be held in Paris
What:
UNESCO proposes to organize a World OER Congress to:
Showcase the world’s best practices in OER policies, initiatives, and experts; and
Release a 2012 Paris OER...
Can education afford the iPad?
Extract: Click on the graphic to see the full graphic
Onlineteachingdegree.com has produced another interesting graphic comparing the costs of iPads to textbooks. It argues...
CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself
Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University.
The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...
New international quality label for e-learning courseware
epprobate is a new international quality label for courseware, an initiative of three organisations: The Learning Agency Network (LANETO), the Agence Wallonne des Télécommunication (AWT) and the e-Learning Quality Service Center...
e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
© Firehorse Blog, 2012
Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...