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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

If you want to see engaging, transformative online course design in action, add a little poetry to your life. An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. But Filreis and his merry band of teaching assistants (TAs) turbo-charged the usual MOOC formula.

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MOOCs: A myth for the masses? Not so much

Aaron Wolowiec

An infographic by Online-PhD-Programs.org summarizing MOOCs. Massive Open Online Courses – or MOOCs – seem to be all the rage. MOOCs are online classes that are available to anyone with a computer and/or Internet access. Some MOOCs are free, but others aren’t. million people participate in MOOCs through Coursera.

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What is an online course?

Disciple Media

Online courses, which were once supplementary to traditional education, have now emerged as a primary source of learning for many. These courses provide flexibility, accessibility, and a wide range of options for students worldwide. What exactly is an online course? How have online courses evolved over time?

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

Remember this as your association competes with cheap, easy-to-find educational resources a la the web. Associations should provide a platform to allow their members to share virtual resources. So now I’m wondering, where do Massive Open Online Courses fit into this equation? Crowdsourcing is also key.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

If you don’t have these resources, check out: Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online course. Arizona State University’s resources for teaching online. #2: Don’t wait for the end of the course to find out about adjustments you can make along the way. Score bonus points if you can get a course alumni to do this.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

By providing education and certification programs for employers who do not have the resources to invest in such programs to engage their employees, associations can also generate a new source of non-dues revenue from providing continuing education as a valuable service to corporate organizations.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

Class Central has reviewed and compiled a list of The Best Intro to Programming Courses for Data Science. This list is part of their Data Science Career Guide , a six-part series recommending the best online courses and MOOCs for people entering the data science industry. Just an idea. Here’s the list of this week’s webinars.

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