MOOCs: It's All About the MOOC

Justin Reich, adjunct lecturer on education at HGSE, reflects on the design process of his new course, 'Massive: The Future of Learning at Scale.'

Examining the 'M' in MOOC | Harvard Graduate School of Education

The University of Illinois is launching a new online MBA program using massive open online courses, or MOOCs. U of I is no stranger to MOOCs. They already offer dozens of courses through Coursera, the largest provider of MOOC education. Coursera representatives say this program would be the first MBA program of its kind. Joining us with more on this new program is Carl Straumsheim, a technology reporter for Inside Higher Ed.

Tech Shift: University of Illinois to launch new online MBA program

Could online courses give more students access to education and  at a much more affordable rate while still covering the costs for tertiary institutions.

Could MOOC's make university education more affordable

Can we say that wikipedia was the first step in the trend to learn online? (in Reference To MOOCs)

ClimateX is a proposal to provide a tailored path toward a large selection of on-line higher-ed courses on global warming.  The mentoring is targeted at the specific interests of individual Climate Hawks. This customization is designed to help anyone with an internet connection to learn what they need to know in order to pursue their career and activism goals. Listen is as we explore MOOCs (Massive open online courses) and “Recommenders” with the idea’s creators, Rajesh Kasturirgan and Dave Damm-Luhr. If you like what you hear, sign up to vote for ClimateX  in the CoLab idea competition Climate CoLab idea competition.  

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Massive online climate education: The Climate Minute Podcast

Battushig Myanganbayar enrolled at MIT after crushing one of its first massive open online courses. And he has some ideas about how they could make a real difference in the developing world. 

Episode 6: This Mongolian Teenager Aced a MOOC. Now He Wants to Widen Their Impact.

MOOCs may have been overhyped, but their impact is far from over, says Simon Nelson, of the online-learning provider FutureLearn, a spin-off of the British Open University. And traditional colleges have a huge opportunity if they’re just willing to think a little differently.

MOOCs: It's All About the MOOC

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