Tag Archives: MOOCs

MOOCs, Student Success, and Instructional Design

Posted on November 29, 2017 by geoffcain

One of the common problems with online learning and MOOCs is student success and retention. Traditionally, there is a large gap between the success and retention rates of face-to-face and online courses. Just as some students need help in understanding … Continue reading →

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Edu Tech Time Machine

Posted on January 16, 2016 by geoffcain

This should be filed under “the-more-things-change-the-more-they-remain-the-same” if I had such a file. I was waiting in the library for a faculty member to return from a meeting the other day and I took off the shelf the Jan. 1960 copy … Continue reading →

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George Siemens and the Evolution of Ed Tech

Posted on September 11, 2015 by geoffcain

George Siemens wrote a very thoughtful post on his current thinking about education technology called “Adios Ed Tech. Hola something else.”  Siemens has been very important in shaping my own thought on education technology and online learning. His work has … Continue reading →

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Siemens and Downes on “Preparing for the Digital University”

Posted on May 3, 2015 by geoffcain

For some great week-end reading in the edu world, I recommend George Siemens et al.’s “Preparing for the Digital University: a review of the history, and current state of distance, blended, and online learning” which I first read about in Downes … Continue reading →

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Yes, MOOCs Still Matter

Posted on April 3, 2015 by geoffcain

I am sometimes forwarded articles from the Comical of Higher Ed and elsewhere that proclaim the death of the MOOC, that they are not ready for primetime, or that they are better for professional development. All of which I find … Continue reading →

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