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

http://ht.ly/pWmjI 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 […]

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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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