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Book Synopsis Survey of College Plans for MOOCS by : Primary Research Group
Download or read book Survey of College Plans for MOOCS written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study looks closely both at college plans to develop MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and to use the MOOCs from other institutions in their curricula. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: How many colleges accept credits for taking MOOCs? How many have plans to accept such credits in the future and under what conditions? How are colleges supplementing MOOCs with tutoring, online peer groups and instructors to increase their effectiveness? How many colleges are developing their own MOOCs? How many are approaching the major MOOC vendors? Which vendors are favored? How many colleges are establishing task forces to look into or develop MOOCs and how extensive is this effort in terms of staff time and funding? What is the relationship between MOOC development and use and lecture capture technology? What are colleges doing with the lectures that they are now frequently recording and archiving?
Book Synopsis Survey of Online and MOOC Course Design Plans & Practices by : Primary Research Group
Download or read book Survey of Online and MOOC Course Design Plans & Practices written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study looks closely at how 21 institutions of higher education design their online courses, blended learning courses and MOOCs. Participants include McGill, the University of Rochester, the Royal Institute of Technology, UCLA, Southern Illinois University, the University of Alabama, the University of Advancing Technology, the University of Manchester, State University of New York at Brockport, Victoria University of Wellington, the University of North Carolina Greensboro, the University of Glasgow and many others. The 76-page report gives detailed data on how colleges are using classroom video, social media, “flipped” classrooms, short and frequent spot quizzes, peer mentors and other strategies to improve their online courses and MOOCs. It also provides data on the kinds and types of MOOCs in development, the timetable for their development, and how they are viewed by their institutional creators. For example, are MOOCs viewed as loss leading “feeders” to the colleges’ traditional or distance education programs.
Book Synopsis Grade Change by : Isabel Elaine Allen
Download or read book Grade Change written by Isabel Elaine Allen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... the eleventh annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. The survey is designed, administered and analyzed by the Babson Survey Research Group, with data collection conducted in partnership with the College Board. Using responses from more than 2,800 colleges and universities, this study is aimed at answering fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education."--Page 3.
Download or read book MOOCs written by Michael Nanfito and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2012, according to the media, was The Year of the MOOC. Massive Open Online Courses were declared to be a revolution in college education. The flow of media coverage hyped MOOCs as either the salvation of a beleaguered educational system or the corrosive agent that would dilute it beyond recognition and value. At the same time, venture funding poured into the coffers of education technology companies intent on cashing in on the newly disrupted higher education market. That investment is reshaping the development of learning and content delivery platforms being marketed to your campus, your faculty, and your students. And rapidly forming partnerships between for-profit firms and universities are providing technology vendors with a powerful vehicle for selling to higher education and inserting themselves into the dialogue about the future of educational content and delivery. But college and university administrators do not have to sit passively by, waiting for the MOOC wave to wash over them. There are still seats at the table for those intent on guiding higher education into the future. Campus leaders would do well to shoulder their way in now, rather than wait for an invitation to help shape that future. MOOCs: Opportunities, Impacts, and Challenges, being a survey of the issues and opportunities associated with Massive Open Online Courses, is an invaluable guide to those responsible for their institution's mission. Armed with the information in this book, you will be able to sort out the substance from the hype in the roiling MOOC debate, and effectively fold the future into the strategic mission of your campus.
Book Synopsis The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education, 2014 Edition by : Primary Research Group
Download or read book The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education, 2014 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks closely at the finances, educational management, enrollment prospects, technology use, advertising strategy and other facets of distance learning programs in higher education. The 165+ page report gives detailed data on the following: enrollment trends, tuition prices, marketing spending, program costs, role in developing MOOCs, use of and plans for use of MOOCs from other institutions, and much much more.
Book Synopsis MOOCs and Higher Education: Implications for Institutional Research by : Stephanie J. Blackmon
Download or read book MOOCs and Higher Education: Implications for Institutional Research written by Stephanie J. Blackmon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a broad, balanced look at the present and potential MOOC landscape in higher education. This special volume highlights current trends and issues related to the emergence and development of a new instructional form in higher education: Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In these online distance education courses, enrollment is usually open to anyone who wishes to take them. This volume provides institutional researchers with information about the possibilities and challenges for current and future research on MOOCs. Topics covered include: defining and classifying MOOCs and who takes them, defining what persistence in them means or should mean, describing the legal issues MOOC providers and enrollees face, and identifying trends in the "big data" that MOOCs can provide. This is the 167th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Timely and comprehensive, New Directions for Institutional Research provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination, information analysis, program evaluation, and institutional management.
Book Synopsis The Survey of Library Services for MOOCs, Blended & Distance Learning Programs by :
Download or read book The Survey of Library Services for MOOCs, Blended & Distance Learning Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study looks closely at how 37 academic libraries are serving students in MOOCS, blended and distance learning programs and how they plan to serve them in the future. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: What role is the library playing in the development of online courses? Does the library assist in content development and if so to what extent? Does the library play a role in the licensing of copyright videos and other content and what role exactly? How much is being spent on these resources?What resources in terms of manpower and budgets are libraries committing to distance/blended learning students? How are colleges serving students in MOOCS? What kind of information literacy requirements exist for students in distance and blended learning? How are these students taught? What is the role of video and online tutorials?The study looks at a range of many other issues such as marketing library services to distance learning students, the uses of social media, the library presence on the course management system, the uses of eBooks, and many other issues.Data in the report is broken out by college size, type, tuition level, public/private status and geographic scope of the distance learning program. Just a few of the report's many findings are that: 22.22% of MA or PHD granting schools, 25% of research universities, 37.50% of 4-Year degree granting colleges, and 43.75% of community colleges in the sample offer some kind of distance education course in information literacy. 40.54% of those sampled had at least on full time position devoted exclusively to distance learning students. For colleges that had at least one full time staffer, the mean numbers of FTE library positions largely devoted to the needs of distance learning students were: 1.06 for MA/PHD granting institutions, 1.33 for 4-Year degree granting colleges, 1.75 for community colleges, and 2 for research libraries.
Book Synopsis The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education by :
Download or read book The Survey of Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education written by and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 200+ page report gives detailed benchmarking data from more than 50 participating higher education distance learning programs. The report presents highly specific data on spending on various forms of marketing methods such as Facebook, Yahoo and Google ads, and ezine, magazine, newspaper, radio, billboard and television advertising, to mention a few. The report also gives detailed information on trends in revenues, tuition, financial aid, enrollment and other critical areas and issues for higher education distance learning program administrators. Coverage includes course development costs, use of new technologies, and efforts in assessment and tutoring. The data in the report is broken out by type of college, size of college, for public and private colleges, for-profit and non-profit colleges, by size of distance learning enrollment, and by the scope of the distance learning program itself, those that aim at both traditional and non-traditional learners, and those focused exclusively on the latter.
Book Synopsis The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2014 Edition by : Primary Research Group
Download or read book The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2014 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study examines how academic libraries are serving their institution’s distance and blended learning programs, including the impact of the rapid development of MOOCs and the increasing use of lecture capture in online courses. The study looks at staffing, budgets, salaries and other nuts and bolts aspects of college library programs to serve distance learners. It also probes how librarians communicate with distance learners – through online information literacy courses, online tutorials, instant messaging and a strong presence on course management systems, among many other ways. The study offers hard data on the percentage of distance learning librarians that archive and use lecture capture materials, their spending on licensed films and other intellectual property for distance learners, and the ways that librarians track contacts with distance learning students and much more.
Book Synopsis Community Engagement 2.0?: Dialogues on the Future of the Civic in the Disrupted University by : Scott L. Crabill
Download or read book Community Engagement 2.0?: Dialogues on the Future of the Civic in the Disrupted University written by Scott L. Crabill and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As higher education is disrupted by technology and takes place less and less on campus, what does meaningful community engagement look like? How can it continue to enrich learning? In Community Engagement 2.0? , Crabill and Butin convene a dialogue: five writers set out theoretical and practical considerations, five more discuss the issues raised.
Book Synopsis Open Education: from OERs to MOOCs by : Mohamed Jemni
Download or read book Open Education: from OERs to MOOCs written by Mohamed Jemni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the emerging phenomenon of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which are changing the fundamental underpinning of educational systems worldwide and forcing educators and other stakeholders to re-think the way instruction is currently conducted. It examines the origins of MOOCs within the context of the open education movement, and reviews current policies, guidelines and initiatives to promote the use of ICT in education through the development and use of open educational resources from international practices, including implementation and licensing issues. With a particular focus on new trends in MOOCs, the book explores the potential of this emerging paradigm, its rise and its impact on openness in education. Various new initiatives are also presented, including more global examples and those that are more geared to certain regional contexts. The book is intended as a stepping stone for both researchers and practitioners who are looking to approach MOOCs from a holistic perspective.
Book Synopsis MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South by : Ke Zhang
Download or read book MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South written by Ke Zhang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With e-learning technologies evolving and expanding at high rates, organizations and institutions around the world are integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other open educational resources (OERs). MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South explores the initiatives that are leveraging these flexible systems to educate, train, and empower populations previously denied access to such opportunities. Featuring contributors leading efforts in rapidly changing nations and regions, this wide-ranging collection grapples with accreditation, credentialing, quality standards, innovative assessment, learner motivation and attrition, and numerous other issues. The provocative narratives curated in this volume demonstrate how MOOCs and OER can be effectively designed and implemented in vastly different ways in particular settings, as detailed by experts from Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific/Oceania, and the Caribbean. This comprehensive text is an essential resource for policy makers, instructional designers, practitioners, administrators, and other MOOC and OER community stakeholders.
Book Synopsis Changing Course by : Isabel Elaine Allen
Download or read book Changing Course written by Isabel Elaine Allen and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The tenth annual survey, a collaborative effort between the Babson Survey Research Group and the College Board, is the leading barometer of online learning in the United States. Based on responses from over 2,800 academic leaders, the survey report reveals that the number of students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 6.7 million. Higher education adoption of Massive Open Online Courses remains low, with most institutions still on the sidelines. Some key report findings include: Over 6.7 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2011 term, an increase of 570,000 students over the previous year ; 32% of higher education students now take at least one course online ; 77% of academic leaders rate the learning outcomes in online education as the same or superior to those in face-to-face ;Only 30.2% of chief academic officers believe that their faculty accept the value and legitimacy of online education -- a rate that is lower than recorded in 2004"--Website.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs by : Monske, Elizabeth A.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs written by Monske, Elizabeth A. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of online learning environments has enhanced the availability of educational opportunities for students. By implementing effective curriculum strategies, this ensures proper quality and instruction in online settings. The Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs is a critical reference source that overviews the current state of larger scale online courses and the latest competencies for teaching writing online. Featuring comprehensive coverage across a range of perspectives on teaching in virtual classrooms, such as MOOC delivery models, digital participation, and user-centered instructional design, this book is ideal for educators, professionals, practitioners, academics, and researchers interested in the latest material on writing and composition strategies for online classrooms.
Download or read book MOOC U written by Jeffrey Selingo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributing editor to The Chronicle of Higher Education and author of College (Un)Bound, Jeffrey J. Selingo follows in real time the stories of all the stake-holders in University of Virginia business professor Ed Hess's popular Grow to Greatness MOOC to distill for MOOC students (seven million and counting) what works, what doesn't, and what to expect next of the phenomenon that is massive open online courses. When professors at top universities first began offering free online classes to the masses in 2012, the promise was that one day their experiment would revolutionize higher education forever by opening the doors to a first-class education for everyone. Since then, more than seven million students have signed up to take a massive open online course, or MOOC. But so far, MOOCs have failed to live up to the initial promises of their founders, with a vast majority of students failing to complete their courses. Lost in the rising chorus of emboldened MOOC critics are the expectations and experiences of the students who, in ever rising numbers, continue to sign up. What does a great MOOC look like, and why? Which MOOC students benefit the most? How do I get the greatest value out of taking a MOOC? To get answers, Jeffrey J. Selingo, contributing editor to The Chronicle of Higher Education and author of College (Un)Bound, embedded himself in University of Virginia business professor Ed Hess's Grow to Greatness MOOC. The result, MOOC U, is the real-time stories of the major players: students, professor, university, and MOOC provider. Written to answer the most pressing questions that MOOC students are asking, MOOC U chronicles how free online courses are changing how students learn, how professors teach, and how universities are rethinking what constitutes face-to-face education in the 21st Century.
Book Synopsis Good Essay Writing by : Peter Redman
Download or read book Good Essay Writing written by Peter Redman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lecturers, why waste time waiting for the post to arrive? Request and receive your e-inspection copy today! Writing good essays can be a real challenge. If you need a helping hand (or simply want to improve your technique) this book sets out proven approaches and techniques which can help everyone write good essays. Extensively revised and updated, this 4th edition includes new material such as: A chapter on essay planning, focusing on literature searching (using online materials), note-taking and formulating an argument A comparison of essay writing to exam writing The use of academic language, vocabulary and register, and its 'accuracy and appropriateness' A new Companion Website providing additional activities, downloads and resources. The authors focus on answering key questions you will face when preparing essays - What do tutors look for when marking my essay? What kind of skills do I need as I progress through my course? How can I avoid inadvertent plagiarism? What are the protocols for referencing? Encapsulated in easy to digest summaries, this edition shows you how to approach different types of essay questions, addresses common worries, and provides extensive use of worked examples including complete essays which are fully analysed and discussed. Visit the Companion Website at www.uk.sagepub.com/redman/ for a range of free support materials! Good Essay Writing is highly recommended for anyone studying social sciences who wants to brush up on their essay writing skills and achieve excellent grades. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips, quizzes and videos on study success!
Book Synopsis Creative Learning and MOOCs by : Haifa Jamal Al-Lail
Download or read book Creative Learning and MOOCs written by Haifa Jamal Al-Lail and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a collection of selected (and revised) articles that were presented at the 11th Learning and Technology Conference held by Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in February 2014. The conference is an annual event that explores the latest research and practice in innovative technologies and their impact on education. The contributions to this volume are all authored by practicing academics and research students, with the central theme the realisation that learning and teaching are strongly influenced by technology and innovation. Schools, colleges and academic institutes took the lead in harnessing this technology and created innovative opportunities for learning that did not exist before, one of which being the field of e-Learning. One of the latest innovations in education is the introduction of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which represents an interesting development in the use of technology and innovation by providing opportunities for learning to massive numbers of students (regardless of their location) at almost no cost. This phenomenon is subject to a great deal of analysis in this book, and will provide an interesting read for students, teachers, decision makers and ordinary people. A particular strength of this book is that the contributors are drawn from, and represent, a number of cultural backgrounds, which provides a range of insights that is often missing from other publications on such important subjects.
