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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes.

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Learning from Big Learning: 15 Lessons

Leading Learning

Venture capital firms have jumped back into the game head first, massive open online course (MOOC) providers, originally rooted in universities, have gone public or been bought , and big Web firms like LinkedIn and Google have become major players. The MOOC 3. Yes, I know: most people sign up for MOOCs and never complete them.

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9 Ways to Increase Online Student Engagement

WBT Systems

Take them on a guided video tour through your LMS, pointing out the different features and functionality, including the online community. Instructors should also provide an introduction for students to watch before the course begins, like this introductory video for the Coursera course, Learning How to Learn.

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Improve Student Success with an Online Learning Community

WBT Systems

Watching videos alone. Sandra Milligan, director of the Assessment Research Centre at the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education, analyzed data from more than 100,000 learners in the University of Melbourne’s MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). It’s a lonely life. Reading alone. Studying alone.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Episodes are published Monday mornings in both audio and video format on most podcast services. Learning business. Membership tiers.

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Reads of the Week: January 18, 2013

Reid All About it

If you’re interested in education and MOOCs and such, you’ve probably already read it. I love this idea from Nilofer Merchant at the Harvard Business Review. Huge news on the Architeuthis front: for the first time we have video of a living giant squid in its natural habitat. Time to shift. Walking meeting, anyone?

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What is an online course?

Disciple Media

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses): Offered by elite educational institutions, these courses can accommodate thousands of students, democratizing access to top-tier education. CDs, DVDs, and later, online videos made lessons more interactive and visually appealing. How can I ensure the quality of an online course?

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