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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. Access to good quality courses via a technologically sound platform is the bare minimum—the hygiene factor for starting a MOOC.

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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. Social Networking: A Platform for Training New Managers Online?

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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. Platform (34). Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Open Learning Network , March 4, 2010 Educase piece. Good stuff.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] or [link] December 1, 2010 UNESCO-Commonwealth of Learning Policy Form on Open Educational Resources (OER): Taking OER beyond the OER Community – Policy and Capacity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.

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195 posts about MOOCs

Jay Cross

MOOCs are really a platform. MOOCs are a platform. 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. MOOCs are really a platform.

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Corporate Training Through MOOCs: Everything You Need to Know

ProProfs

Many of these training platforms offer accredited courses for the purpose of corporate training. By choosing a standardized learning system such as MOOC, organizations can deliver improved course content, in addition to considerably increase the rate of course completion and knowledge retention. Standardization of Learning.

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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.