mooc

Wrapping up week 0 of the 11.133x MOOC

11.133x, mooc by Colin Simpson

So far so good in the MITx 11.133x Implementation and Evaluation of Educational Technology MOOC – I’ve just finished Week 0 which I guess is like the O (Orientation) Week of MOOCs. A bit of […]

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I swear this MOOC is going to stick

activity, ed tech, edtech, mooc by Colin Simpson

Completion rates for MOOCs are ridiculously low – and my completion rate specifically is appalling. I did successfully complete Kevin Werbach’s Coursera MOOC on Gamification (which I can recommend although it is business not education focussed) but […]

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Teaching with Moodle – the Moodle for beginners MOOC

badges, elearning, mooc, Moodle, pedagogy, teaching by Colin Simpson

I’ve been using Moodle for 3-4 years now but as a big part of my job is to train our teachers in it, it seemed wise to sign up for the new Teaching with Moodle […]

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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution – Open2Study – a course review

education design, free, mooc by Colin Simpson

On the weekend I wrapped up studying Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, a free 4 week/module online course offered through Open2Study Open2Study is the MOOC* offering of Open Universities Australia, a more conventional provider of free […]

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry | Now Enrolling

education, elearn, elearning, free, hogwarts, learning, mooc, screenface by Colin Simpson

http://bit.ly/1iQSjDY Now this is a MOOC that I approve of – study seven courses (9 lessons each) at Hogwarts online. via Delicious (via IFTTT)

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Mooc creators criticise courses’ lack of creativity | News | Times Higher Education

connectivism, elearn, elearning, mooc, moocs, screenface, stephen downes by Colin Simpson

Stephen Downes pulls few punches as he discusses how the current iteration of the MOOC is far removed from the original ideas behind it. This has also been a concern of mine – the much […]

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MOOC Discussion Forums: barrier to engagement? |e-Literate

discussion, education, elearn, elearning, forum, mooc, screenface by Colin Simpson

http://mfeldstein.com/mooc-discussion-forums-barriers-engagement/ I’ve often felt daunted by the volume of posts and chaotic nature of discussion forums in MOOCs – glad to see that I’m not the only one. Interesting that posters tend to be higher […]

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Using forums in MOOCs

education, elearning, mooc, screenface by Colin Simpson

http://acreelman.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-silent-majority-why-are-mooc-forums.html Some well thought out ideas about the issues surrounding the use of forums in MOOCs – what happens when there are hundreds of pages of posts on the first day or subject experts dominate […]

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San Jose State’s MOOC Missteps Easy to See – Higher Education

education, education design, elearning, mooc, screenface by Colin Simpson

http://diverseeducation.com/article/54903/# Some useful lessons about running MOOCs gained by looking at a poorly run one. The fact that these courses were still being built as they were being delivered – something perhaps not uncommon in […]

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