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Open Ed 13: Emancipating Learning: a Journey to MOOCs and Beyond

“Some may think that Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a fad, but they are raising some interesting questions about the scalability, accessibility and quality of online learning, as well as new thoughts about the higher education landscape. While a … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: What Teach a MOOC? Are you crazy?

 Maria Andersen talks about her experiences with MOOCs.Twitter: @busynessgirlEmail: busynessgirl@gmail.com “If you’ve ever actually taught an online course, the thought of teaching a MOOC sounds like an absolutely crazy idea. It’s hard to get past the idea that you might … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: OERs Rule, MOOCs Drool: MOOCs and DistRibuted Open Online Learning

Michael Caulfield discussed how MOOCs are being used.  “The “wrapped MOOC” has gained attention over the past year as a way to integrate MOOCs into traditional education. This presentation will present results of interviews with practitioners of this method to … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: Badge-Empowered Learning

An example digital badge. Tami Echard and Jay Heap discuss on open source badge platform. “Georgia Virtual Learning is developing a series of online professional development programs using BadgeOS, a powerful open source platform for rewarding learner achievement and community … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: Building an Online Course with Open Badges: a practical guide

My backpack (Photo credit: mathplourde) Wade Weichel presented on open badges. “You’re interested in incorporating badges into your course to engage and motivate students and to track achievement against learning milestones and outcomes. You?d also like to incorporate open badge … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: Using Open Badges and an Open Course to Enhance & Extend Learning

Daniel Randall, Buck Harrison, Dr. Richard West, and Garrett R. Hickman from Brigham Young University. “We will present our design for an open badge system currently in use in an undergraduate technology course for education majors. Our design is an … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: George Siemens

“George Siemens is a Professor at the Center for Distance Education and a researcher and strategist with the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. He is the author of the Connectivism theory of learning … Continue reading

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Open Ed 13: Andrew Ng

Image via CrunchBase “Andrew Ng is co-founder of Coursera, and developed the initial platform for Stanford’s online machine learning and databases classes that started the popularization of MOOCs. He wants to give everyone access to the best professors in the … Continue reading

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