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eduMOOC: Online Learning Today... and Tomorrow

Visit Often for Updates! The gadget spec URL could not be found The Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois Springfield welcomes you to a Massive Open Online Class (MOOC) on “Online Learning Today...and Tomorrow.” It will continue through August 19. It is totally open, free, and collaborative. You are invited to register (see right column) with only your name and email address so you can be given access to all materials, panels and discussions. Enrollment Update! We are elated to see enormous interest in this topic! We will add all who register to the Google Group in daily uploads. Some Media Mentions elarnspace blog by George Siemens: eduMOOC News by myweb2learn Columbia Teacher's College blog edLab: OLLI Online - University of Virginia Eagle Dawg Blog Views, dreams & creative writings, Anil Prasad CollabOERate Blog, Wayne Mackintosh adVancEducation Decision Doc UIC News Techknow Tools Learner Weblog eduMOOC 4 All Wikis.

MobiMOOC - a MobiMOOC hello! Nasaepdn.gatech.edu. A Massive Open Online Course. Education and Learning weblog. Theory and Practice of Online Learning. Ack in 1982, one reviewer hailed Athabasca University’s book Learning at a Distance: A World Perspective as “a miracle of educational publishing.”

Theory and Practice of Online Learning

Open and distance learning has evolved through several mutations since then, and Athabasca has now brought us up to date with a wonderfully perceptive and complete guide to the theory and practice of online learning. Week 01: Orientation. You are not logged in. [] [] Welcome to Change MOOC!

Week 01: Orientation

Welcome to Change - a Massive Open Online Course. This email is a short introduction to the course facilitators and to what you can expect next week. The course schedule is here: free to share this sign up link with colleagues: tag: #change11 There are three of us facilitating this course: Stephen Downes (National Research Council, Canada), Dave Cormier (University of Prince Edward Island), and George Siemens (Athabasca University). MOOC_Final.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Using Online Technologies to Extend a Classroom to Learners at a Distance. The Movement Toward Movement: Emerging Trend Promotes Nonstop Creativity. There’s a movement happening in classrooms around the country. Okay, that’s wildly overstating it. Let’s try it again. There’s a gradual push toward getting students up off their butts. Yea, that’s better. Virtual Schooling MOOC - howitworks.

David Wiley: Open Teaching Multiplies the Benefit but Not the Effort - Wired Campus. A number of years ago, my wife and I were driving through a small town in southeastern Ohio when we saw a sign hanging outside a pizza shop that read, “Buy One, Get One.”

David Wiley: Open Teaching Multiplies the Benefit but Not the Effort - Wired Campus

We commented that if we paid for one, we’d by golly better get one. Such is the humor of academics. The Technological Dimension of a Massive Open Online Course: The Case of the CCK08 Course Tools. Antonio Fini University of Florence, Italy Abstract In 2008, a new term emerged in the already crowded e-learning landscape: MOOC, or massive open online course.

The Technological Dimension of a Massive Open Online Course: The Case of the CCK08 Course Tools

Lifelong learners can now use various tools to build and manage their own learning networks, and MOOCs may provide opportunities to test such networks. This paper focuses on the technological aspects of one MOOC, the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge (CCK08) course, in order to investigate lifelong learners’ attitudes towards learning network technologies.

The research framework is represented by three perspectives: (a) lifelong learning in relation to open education, with a focus on the effective use of learning tools; (b) the more recent personal knowledge management (PKM) skills approach; and (c) the usability of web-based learning tools. Findings from a survey of CCK08 participants show that the course attracted adult, informal learners, who were not concerned about course completion. Background Method. The MOOC Guide. The purpose of this document is two-fold: - to offer an online history of the development of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) - to use that history to describe major elements of a MOOC Each chapter of this guide looks at one of the first MOOCs and some early influences.

The MOOC Guide

It contains these parts: - a description of the MOOC, what it did, and what was learned - a description of the element of MOOC theory learned in the offering of the course - practical tools that can be used to develop that aspect of a MOOC - practical tips on how to be successful Contribute to this Book You are invited to contribute. If you participated in a MOOC, add a paragraph describing your experience (you can sign your name to it, so we know it's a personal story). In order to participate, please email or message your contact details, and we'll you to the list of people who can edit pages. The Current State Of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) The Importance Of The Evolution Of Education 6.29K Views 0 Likes Over the past century, the modes of both imparting and receiving education have undergone a paradigm shift.

The evolution of education has become more important than ever. This Is How Students Use School Websites 8.37K Views 0 Likes.