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Online learning startup Coursera is partnering with several schools of education, as well as other institutions and museums, to bring professional development courses to K-12 teachers online.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Coursera plans to bring MOOC courses to K-12 teachers. The will be partnering with "several schools of education and other institutions and museums, including schools of education at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia, the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art, to bring free professional development courses to teachers via the web." Coursera is designed with a peer-grading approach.This would allow teachers to receive feedback from other teachers. The courses will be free but there will also be a Signature Track Option that would allow teachers to pay a small fee which will allow them to receive a certificate.The goal is for this to be recognized as continuing education credit. 
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If you are looking for a list of locations to locate open course materials check out this post. After discussing Massive Online Open Course (as in MOOC) they post turns to Top Universities and Program - sharing some of the leading platforms today as well as partnerships with other universities and colleges. It then goes on to share sources for open content: * Libraries and Archives * Databases and Search Engines * Podcasts and Lectures * Subscription Services Chances are you may find a link or two (or more) to some open course materials you have not seen in the past. Unfortunately (and not addressed in this post) a number of sites have posted that Flat World Knowledge will not be offering free textbooks beginning in January 2013. They were one of the first sites to offer open education resources. It appears that venture capital has come into play and may be a reason for this shift.
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There are so many new buzzwords in education that it becomes hard to know what just what people are talking about...and to the rescue come an EdTech Cheat Sheet that will help you 'understand new trends in educational technology.'
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"Earlier this month, education bigwigs Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology entered what New York Times Reporter Tamar Lewin referred to as an “academic Battle of the Titans,” after announcing their newest partnership, edX, which allows people all over the world to take free online courses offered by both universities."
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Have you ever wondered what a MOOC is? This post will help explain just what that means (and for those who cannot wait, Massive Open Online Courses). And if you are wondering why this is important, think about professional development. As well as learning about the popularity,benefits and issues of MOOCs you will also find two infographics as well as short video that provide additional information.
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"If you're a student looking for supplemental education, learn how you can find affordable options online."This infographic explores options for education available online as well as places to find online courses and the benefits and issues
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MOOC - Massive Open Online Courses - are in the news more and more...and this list is extensive in the resources provided. Beginning with "A few godfathers and godmothers of thinking on MOOCs, connectivism, open education resources" it continues with links to "definitions and history of MOOCs in the media; debate and discussion about MOOCs, open education and online learning; instructor experience in MOOCs; student experience in MOOCs; related writing on open education resources; MOOC launches, backing, funding, startups and stops; MOOC - related models of credentialing; MOOC sites, classes and institutions who MOOC; and MOOC-ish iniatives and open education resources."
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Massive Open Online Courses are leveraging today's technology to provide (typically) free access to world class education.
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These are great courses and I am excited to see what else they will add. Awesome opportunities for teachers.