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What Makes a MOOC a MOOC?

ID Reflections

The OER movement was the trigger for the MOOCs then. They are using various tools for PKM ( Personal Knowledge Management ) and taking onus of their own learning. The allure of reduced cost and wide dissemination of courses with the help of technology can blindside organizations to the actual requirements.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. Three reasons why I hesitate - Ignatia Webs , September 22, 2010 Unesco is inviting us to jointly discuss OER, so if you are interested, let yourself be heard! concerning OER. Learning is, I think, a highly creative activity. Results of the Experiment.

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Top 40 eLearning Articles and 5 Hot Topics for Early March

eLearning Learning Posts

Social snake oil - Learning and Working on the Web , March 1, 2010 Knowledge management (KM) was a most promising field until it was hijacked by software vendors who were selling IT systems for six figures. Customers are becoming more savvy about the fact that large-scale knowledge dumps in the classroom don’t work.

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195 posts about MOOCs

Jay Cross

From Learning Management to Personal Knowledge Management. Acquiring new knowledge and skills – e.g. in webinars, online workshops, MOOCs , and through videos and screencasts, etc. “If MOOCs , OER University, Stanford AI. Contributed to the UNESCO OER discussion list , February 16, 2009. ” Right?

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Corporate Training Through MOOCs: Everything You Need to Know

ProProfs

Most MOOCs are easily customizable since they are built using open educational resources (OERs). They help overcome numerous training challenges including the need for compliance, language difference, high costs, and knowledge gaps. Room for Customization. Performance Monitoring.

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eLearning Conferences 2013

Tony Karrer

link] December 3-14, 2012 Open Content Licensing for Educators (#OCL4Ed), organized by the OER Foundation, offered online. link] December 4-5, 2012 Higher Education Asset Management and Maintenance Conference , 1 st , Vibe Savoy, Melbourne, Australia. link] or [link] April 16-18, 2013 EDUCAUSE Enterprise IT Leadership Conference, St.