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Reflections of a mooc unvirgin

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The pre-information on the Coursera site was useful, the promotional video was informative, and both were reinforced by a welcome email upon registration. Each topic included an introduction covering the central concepts, plus a resources page comprising several video clips (not of lectures, but of creative works) and readings.

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The two faces of blended learning

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Similarly, consider a face-to-face session that is streamed live for those who can’t attend in person. Playing a video clip in class to illustrate a real-life scenario. The example cited by LMS salesmen around the globe is that of a course that is either classroom-based or delivered as an online module. The complementary face.

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Eye of the tiger

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Its principles have been applied to video games , online forums and the semantic web , for instance. The officer holds up her device (such as an iPad) to a real checkpoint, over which virtual passengers stream through. What’s this got to do with e-learning? Of course, ecological psychology isn’t new to edtech.

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