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With a year of hybrid or fully remote learning in the books, colleges and universities may be seeing the writing on the wall – or rather, the screen – about the future of higher education. A digitally-enriched, future-proofed, and layered education experience is simply what students, faculty, and other stakeholders expect moving forward. Via EDTECH@UTRGV 
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This guest blog has been kindly contributed by Professor Neil Morris, Chair in Educational Technology, School of Education, University of Leeds. He can be found at @NeilMorrisLeeds
The Unbundled University research project, funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC grant number ES/P002102/1) and the National Research Foundation in South Africa (NRF grant number 105395), explored a range of issues in relation to the expansion of online education in universities in the UK and South Africa, including partnerships with private companies and the disaggregation of learning and teaching materials for delivery online (‘unbundling’).
Data were collected from interviews with senior leaders, academics, students and private companies in both countries. The data are being written up for publication in academic journals, but given the rapid shift to focus on online education as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is evident that some of the headlines from the research need to be put in the public domain rapidly.
Elizabeth E Charles's insight:
A timely report with the mass move to online teaching/learning.
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Here at Techboomers, we are always advocating for adult online learning. We believe it is never too late to start learning new skills, especially when it comes to online education. Because of modern technology, it’s entirely possible to learn about almost any topic online. You can work at your own pace, from the comfort of your own home, and keep working on gaining the skills you want to acquire to help you achieve goals in your life.
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Despite their surge in popularity, many harbor deep reservations about the quality of online courses. There are several possible reasons for this, but perhaps most fundamentally are serious concerns about the experience of online students.
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20 Best Online Universities for 2016 and Their Websites Online colleges and online education more generally have seen an enormous increase in student. Ten years ago, America saw around 2 million higher education students learning online. That number has now almost quadrupled. According to a 2015 report by Babson Research titled Tracking Online Education in the United States, today the number of college students learning online exceeds 7 million. With the overall higher education student body in the U.S. currently at 21 million, that means one out of three college students is taking at least one course entirely online.
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For lifelong learners and self-made scholars, the internet is a priceless resource. Continue your education with these top free online tools.
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Online education platforms are rapidly gaining in popularity as more and more people revel in the idea of learning just about anything – from sciences to...
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Anyone going back to college will have myriad options, and one of the first choices a new student has to make is between an online program and a classroom experience.
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About online and distance learning, for students looking for schools and programs, and also for teachers looking for ideas
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Have you ever looked for good research data on the global impact of distance or online learning and discovered that this just doesn't exist? CDE has partnered with UNESCO, the European Commission, the International Association of Universities, the Sloan Consortium, StudyPortals and Babson Survey Research Group to begin work on this formidable task. [snip] The global landscape of post-secondary education is in a period of dramatic change. A significant driver for this has been a dramatic rise in the use of technology and the extension of the traditional campus to more learners. Although there is clear evidence of the growth of online learning, the global data remains anecdotal or limited in scope. There has been no formal effort or process to define online learning in the global context. [snip] The Global Online Higher Education Report (GlobalOHER) initiative is designed to address this deficiency by conducting a global survey and issuing a report that will provide: Information on enrolments and programmes offered onlineInformation on the role of MOOCs around the worldInformation on the adoption of Open Education Resources, OERPerspectives on the importance of online learning in institutional strategiesThe challenges institutions face in delivering high quality programs and servicesA framework of the policy issues that institutions believe need to be addressed
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Want a new skill? Now you can channel flip at any time of day just like on TV....
...Since its launch, CreativeLive has grown the number of shows it broadcasts from its San Francisco and Seattle studios; this week, the studios are hosting eight live shows. CEO Mika Salmi, the former president of Viacom Digital, says that the company now has more than 500 classes in its library. Now, CreativeLive is taking the next logical step: launching five always-on channels of content--a mix of live and rebroadcasted shows, just like you might find on any regular TV network....
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Online education is beginning to show itself as a disruptive innovation, introducing more convenient and affordable services that can transform sectors.
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In earlier generations, getting an education meant going to class, sitting in a classroom or lecture hall listening to the professor, and participating in
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COVID-19 has upended normal social connections that develop between students and professors. We are missing the connections that develop through casual interactions in office hours, pre-class discussions, post-class questions, and any other in-person interaction. These social connections are important for student retention, academic development, diversity, and inclusion. As universities and faculty grapple with the shift to an online education system, and as uncertainties and budget concerns about the fall semester take hold, strategies to maintain student-faculty connections should be a top priority.
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As concerns about outsourcing ring out across online education, several institutions have carved out niches by developing in-house capacity that resembles OPM functions. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
May 17, 2019 4:00 PM
At UTRGV we partnered with an OPM for a while. After a few years, we decided to do it ourselves.
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Online Education websites provide a platform which has high demand all over the world and most importantly the type of demand does not vary with places- e.g. if a person from India wants to learn German language from home, the course he needs, will be very similar to the course that a person from China/USA/Japan will need to learn German language.
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As the open online learning movement comes to it fourth year of life, it is natural for attention to focus on matters of economic sustainability.
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After more than 25 years of technology-enabled education, college leaders are shifting their focus to how digital technology can improve learning of all kinds, Peter Stokes argues.
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"As is true in any industry, the elearning industry includes an entire world of jargon and acronyms that take some time to learn." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
Rosidah Awang's curator insight,
November 25, 2015 3:27 AM
Learn the elearning jargons and acronyms.
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One of the world's leading experts in online education sings the praises of Minecraft as a tool for helping kids find and realize a passion for learning
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Adults looking for a high school education or specific career training opportunities are increasingly going to public libraries for access.
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There are three types of interaction in online courses: learner-to-content, learner-to-instructor, and learner-to-learner. Each contributes to student retention and motivation. This article elaborates on these types of interaction and suggests which technologies can facilitate each type of interaction.
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Online education is making a big splash in higher education. Here are just some of the ways a growing online education industry might change traditional college and our world.
Elizabeth E Charles's insight:
An article from 2007 looking at future of online education
Michael Sigrist's curator insight,
May 8, 2014 11:36 AM
It's going to be crazy to see what college will be like in 40 years, you might be able to take all your classes from home. Or it could be the same. We don't know, all we know is that things are going to change. 
's comment May 9, 2014 3:16 PM
It kind of stinks knowing that my college experience could be totally different and include online learning. I definitely prefer the face-to-face lectures and using a textbook, pencil, and paper.
Hope Schuster's comment,
May 11, 2014 9:30 AM
I think that this article really gave insight to what we could see education as in the next 10-15 years. It is amazing to think about.
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Educational institutions have choices on MOOCs. What they don’t have a choice on is the use of online learning. To deny students access to online content and learning experiences is to deny reality. At the most basic level this includes the management of learners and learning, even the first step of recording lectures is useful but it also means more sophisticated active learning experiences. To continue with a totally offline strategy is not strategy but stubbornness.
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FutureofHigherEd.org • _________________________
The “Promises” of Online Higher Education: Profits With so much national focus on the “promises” of online higher education to expand access and to reduce costs, one truth about online higher education rarely mentioned is that it is big—Very Big—business. Understanding and assessing developments in online higher education require that we look at them not just through the lens of industry slogans—“innovation,” “expanded access,” and “reduced costs,” but also through the lens of corporate interest and influence.
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Report at: http://futureofhighered.org/promises-online-higher-education-profits/
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