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A framework is proposed for understanding the potential value added of massive open online courses (MOOCs) along the … lines of curation, credentialing, and cost. MOOCs are likely to appeal differently to universities depending on their … current standard and desired goals. Institutions of a higher standard may be interested in MOOCs primarily as a means of …
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They have been called the MP3s of higher education, surpassing and improving on the technology of compact discs that is online learning, and the outdated cassette tape that is the traditional classroom. They are called Massive Open Online Courses and their advent and rising popularity have had a...
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A framework is proposed for understanding the potential value added of massive open online courses (MOOCs) along the … lines of curation, credentialing, and cost. MOOCs are likely to appeal differently to universities depending on their … current standard and desired goals. Institutions of a higher standard may be interested in MOOCs primarily as a means of …
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In the context of the ever growing use of technology through e-learning and open-courseware, my paper presents a project that is being carried out by a consortium of twelve partners and is coordinated by the University of Maastricht. This project sets out to examine the evolution of the...
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Michael Barber, Professor, Chief Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education on School Standards (1997-2001), chief education advisor at Pearson, leading Pearsons worldwide programme of research into education policy and the impact of its products and services on learner outcomes, London,...
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The quality of online education is of interest to universities around the world. Only high quality and cyclical evaluation are the conditions for obtaining students' satisfaction with this form of education. In the pandemic era, digital dissemination and open education have become a special...
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Based on the chain of events brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was the year of online education and in many parts of the world, including Romania, this is still the norm in most higher education institutions. After a full academic year of distance learning, 131 undergraduate business...
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Online delivery of higher education has taken center stage but is fraught with issues of student self-organization. We conducted an RCT to study the effects of remote peer mentoring at a German university that switched to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentors and mentees met...
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Online offerings at traditional brick-and-mortar universities have become common, though some question if online courses can adequately substitute for the in-person college experience. We explore changes in undergraduate online course enrollment at a large, public 4-year system and the impacts...
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