MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning
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Examining the development of the Massive Open Online Course and its variants.
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Coursera improves online education using -- you guessed it -- data

Coursera improves online education using -- you guessed it -- data | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it
Coursera uses data on clicks and response to emails to see how engagement with course content changes, co-founder Andrew Ng said at an IBM event today.

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First humanities MOOC professors road-test Coursera's peer grading model

First humanities MOOC professors road-test Coursera's peer grading model | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it

Interesting look inside a humanities mooc run by Coursera.


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Top universities join free online teaching platform

Top universities join free online teaching platform | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it
Coursera set to shake up higher education model after adding 12 US and European institutions including Edinburgh University...
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Coursera's Online Insight: Short Classes Are Education's Future

Coursera's Online Insight: Short Classes Are Education's Future | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it
Coursera's co-founder, Andrew Ng, argues that most college-level classes don't need to run 12 weeks. In many cases, shorter is better. (@Coursera’s average student is about 30 years-old, which means a lot of them have full-time jobs.

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Coursera Throws a 'Massive Open Cookout'

Coursera Throws a 'Massive Open Cookout' | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it

Call it a "massive open cookout." Coursera, a company that is working with more than a dozen elite universities to help them run MOOC's, or massive open online courses, held its first official "meetup" here on Saturday for students and professors to connect in person over burgers, chips, and soda.

 

It was a chance for even the company itself to learn more about what motivates students to take its courses, which bear no official academic credit.

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The Single Most Important Experiment in Higher Education

The Single Most Important Experiment in Higher Education | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it
Online education platform Coursera wants to drag elite education into the 21st century. And yesterday, the academy jumped on board.
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