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The Advantages and Disadvantages of MOOCs for Learning

Infopro Learning

Besides the conventional modes of teaching such as lectures, videos and reading material; MOOCs also provide a platform for interactive forums. MOOCs were first started in 2008, created by George Siemens and Stephen Downs, and was called “Connectivism and Connective Knowledge/2008” or CCK08. A Brief History.

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2008 2009

Tony Karrer

It's always interesting to look back at the past year - 2008, think about what has changed for me during the year, and think about what that means for the next year - 2009. To do my review, I first looked at what I was writing about and what people were reading on my blog in 2008. June 1, 2008 was when Work Literacy Launched.

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An All-In-One Resource for All Things xAPI

eLearningMind

Back in 2008, realizing the interoperability limitations of existing learning system standards, such as SCORM (the Shareable Content Object Reference Model), Learning Education Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI) reached out to the L&D community for suggestions on how to fix those shortcomings. That’s something that SCORM can’t do.

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eLearning Conferences

Tony Karrer

link] February 1-6, 2009 International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions , 2 nd , sponsored by the International Academy Research, and Industry Association (IARIA), Cancun, Mexico. 2009 First Canadian Blackboard Users’ Group Online Conference was held February 29, 2008. link] conferences2009/ACHI09.html

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Mission & Vision: Cornerstones of Strong Company Culture

Dashe & Thomson

billion in yearly revenue—an unprecedented feat for a company founded as recently as 2008. Nearly 50 years later, Tesla Inc. is dominating the electric vehicle market, holding the top three spots for most popular EVs and managing $16.8

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Challenges 2008

Tony Karrer

This was a great exercise and the fact that I had not considered my big challenges for 2008 made it harder to do my Conference Planning for ASTD TechKnowledge 2008. However, I still get many more discussions with prospects through personal interaction and blogging lags a bit on that front.

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Interactivity-Centric Blended Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

We showed this graphic for the first time at DevLearn 2008 Conference & Expo at the Fairmont San Jose. The topic of the talk was “Fostering Interactivity in the Classroom, Self-paced eLearning and Informal Learning.” In informal learning, social interaction is pivotal. However, their interaction needs a learning context.