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Student-participation data from the inaugural MITx (now edX) course — 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics — unpacks MOOC student behavior. 
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Those folks who were given the assignment to defend connectivism as a learning theory had a really tough job. You can read their position paper here. I assert that connectivism is a method that is ...
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What will it happen after the MOOC? How will they influence the next generation technology? Stephen Downes, who built the world's first MOOC software, descri...
María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight,
April 16, 2014 7:33 AM
Stephen Downes: The MOOC of One: Personal Learning Technologies 
Lee Schlenker's curator insight,
April 18, 2014 3:04 AM
In moving away from distance teaching to focusing on the idea of proximity learning 
Valary Oleinik's curator insight,
June 4, 2014 11:43 AM
Who better to discuss MOOCs than one of the founding fathers.
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The Open Education Europa portal has published a selection of MOOCs for the MOOCs for web and apps skills initiative, launched by DG CONNECT. This new network aims to map the European demand for web-related skills and promote the use of MOOCs for capacity-building in the corresponding fields.
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Dany Malaver's curator insight,
April 12, 2014 12:13 PM
es interesante conocer acerca del cerebro humano y sus funciones a profundidad, el conocimiento humano no tiene limites y menos en el campo de la ciencia y los avances 
Connie Anderson's curator insight,
April 13, 2014 2:59 PM
Music, music, music!! I will trust the current researchers at two well-known universities. www.brainvolts.northwestern.edu/ Just look at all the most recent findings ranging all the way from pre-schoolers to the elderly. Let's read about their research, their conclusions, and then go practice our instruments of choice! :-) 
Philippe-Didier Gauthier's curator insight,
April 13, 2014 3:09 PM
#Apprenance Connectivism, Neuroscience, and EducationI have never been comfortable with proclamations by educators or scientists (and yes, there is a difference) about how the brain works..... (suite à lire sur le site..)
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Kirsten Wilson's curator insight,
April 11, 2014 5:51 PM
This covers a lot of things in education including maker-spaces. A great read as we move forward as progressive educators.
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This paper presents an in-depth empirical analysis of a nine-week MOOC. This analysis provides novel results regarding participants’ profiles and use of built-in and external social tools. The results served to detect seven participants’ patterns and conclude that the forum was the social tool preferred to contribute to the MOOC.
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Co-authored with Avery Holton MOOCs, or massive open online courses, have been alternately heralded as the future of online education and a flop. Although MOOCs promise education for the masses, they often have mass desertions after the first week and are lucky to have 10 percent completion rates.
Luz Marina Martínez Peña's curator insight,
March 31, 2014 4:52 PM
La Producción De Textos Académico-Científicos es Una necesidad sentida en todos los campos disciplinares, Es Por ello que la universidad le debe proveer una los Estudiantes de Formación Profesional y postgradual Los Elementos necesarios para lograr realizar con éxito la escritura y Publicación de Artículos Científicos, Ponencias, Informes de Investigación, Entre Otros.
María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight,
April 1, 2014 5:49 AM
Turning a Mooc Into a Network of Schools Collaborating
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Dr. Susan Bainbridge's insight:
A thought-provoking address by Stephen Downes.
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Taxonomy of learning in knowledge networks A map of my LinkedIn Professional Learning Network Taxonomies I am science trained and know that in the study of
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Online course pioneer hires former Yale University president as CEO.
Arne Krokan's curator insight,
March 29, 2014 3:26 AM
Tempoet har ikke akkurat blitt noe lavere i MOOC-bransjen. |
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There has been much reflection of late within the #rhizo community about the connection between rhizomatic learning and connectivism. So, to that end this post was inspired by Keith Hamon’s post - ...
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EDUC 8845: Module 4 Questions: How has your network changed the way you learn? Which digital tools best facilitate learning for you? How do you learn new knowledge when you have questions? My parents bought my first computer as I entered college. As with ...
Marco Bertolini's curator insight,
April 21, 2014 5:22 AM
Comment le réseau tranforme-t-il votre apprentissage ? Un article sur l'apprentissage connectiviste en réseau.
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MOOC Research Initiative (MRI) is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of a set of investments intended to explore the potential of MOOCs to extend access to postsecondary credentials through more personalized, more affordable pathways.
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Dr. Susan Bainbridge's insight:
Insights by Stephen Downes.
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In this paper, I will try to introduce a perspective of integrating a Social Network website ‘Facebook’ into educational setting using Connectivism theory as a major pedagogical direction. Students...
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The world of online education got a major boost last week when Coursera, the two-year-old startup that provides open courses online, named a former Yale University President as its new chief execut...
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Dr. Susan Bainbridge's insight:
My Pearltree collection in case your brain 'works' better this way. :)
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~ Connectivism ~ A word which I’d never encountered before three weeks ago. A theory which is beginning to make sense to me. An area I’m growing my confidence in. This is my current understanding ...
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I am currently participating in the Carpe Diem MOOC offered by the Swinburne University of Technology, under Gilly Salmon's leadership. Although I've enrolled in many MOOCs before (going right back...
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Love this reminder of our intellectual roots. Just encountered a frightened educator in a meeting yesterday who asked in an aggressive tone, "What about social media? How will we deal with that in the classroom?"