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MOOCs and online learning: Research roundup

MOOCs and online learning: Research roundup | Studying Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
From studentforce.sharedby.co - February 18, 3:53 PM
2013 selection of recent research on massive open online courses (MOOCs).

At the January 2013 World Economic Forum in Switzerland, global leaders were dazzled when a 12-year-old Pakistani girl, Khadija Niazi, testified that she had been able to receive free, college-level instruction through MOOCs — massive open online courses. Initially offered through independent providers such as Udacity and Coursera, they’re now being produced and shared by long-established universities as well. MOOCs differ from earlier online learning programs in their open, social nature: They’re available to anyone and students are encouraged to discuss content together.

 

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Heather Gray's curator insight, February 18, 7:05 PM

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Education Spending

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From edudemic.com - November 8, 2012 2:49 PM

There’s a lot of discussion out there about how students from the US can ‘compete’ with students abroad, particularly students from China and India. Which group does better on test scores? Which group spends more time in class and studying? While all of that may or may not equate to producing the most successful or competitive students in the world economy, those are two of the major factors that most people consider when assessing student competitiveness. And where does education spending fit into the picture?

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