Good morning! So here we are, already in the first week of February. And as time continues to fly so does the the evolution of technology. Thomas Friedman once claimed, “The future is now.” One sign of this future is today’s digital textbooks. Some university librarians, many students, and even the US Dept. of State […]
Read More… from Monday Morning Digest: the Future of Technology is Now?
Good Morning Everyone! Hope that your Monday has started off well! For us, we start off with how universities (and also private firms) think that awarding credits for MOOCs might help recruitment. Also, the push for professional development on how to create such a massive course is also in the works for Coursera. If you’re […]
Read More… from Monday Morning Digest: Further Developments and Investments
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Read More… from Course o’ the Week – PRDV103 Available on iTunes U
Good Morning and happy Monday! We start off today with a look at the spread of MOOCs. Economic woes have hit everyone, including higher education. MOOCs (and some other unifying ideas) have been slowly but surely becoming a real solution for many colleges and universities. First, Inside Higher Ed‘s article proposes MOOCs and more technology in […]
Read More… from Monday Morning Digest: MOOCs are Spreading like Wildfire
Happy Monday Everyone! This week we pose two questions, “How will the evolution of online learning and MOOCs affect higher education?” and “How will certification look like for free online courses?” We start off with a look at just how far online learning has come. According to Tony Bates (see the first link below), online […]
Read More… from Monday Morning Digest: Afternoon Edition; online learning is growing up