Eric's ramblings, experiences and random thoughts about e-Learning, distance education and Educational Technology.
These heavily subscribed courses marry the best of both worlds: FREE and EASY ACCESS. You don’t have to take out a student loan to enrol in a MOOC, and you don’t have to show up in class at 8:30am on Monday morning either. It turns out that this very attractive formula works and students are flocking to them in droves. Have you tried a MOOC yet? If not, what’s stopping you? There’s no downside to giving one a try. I just learned about this great website called MOOC.ca that is a treasure trove of MOOC information and also sends out a newsletter about MOOCs. It has an extensive set of resources that describes what MOOCs are, how they work, and the history of the MOOC phenomenon, etc. So it’s a one-stop-shop to find out information about MOOCs and to see which MOOCs are about to start soon. Remember MOOCs can be on any topic, so find a subject that interests you and sign up! What are you waiting for? You might just learn something eh.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
What are you waiting for? Start a MOOC today!
Massively Online Open Courses (MOOCs) is a term coined by Canadiens eh. Yup – and now it’s all over the place. These heavily subscribed courses marry the best of both worlds: FREE and EASY ACCESS. You don’t have to take out a student loan to enrol in a MOOC, and you don’t have to show up in class at 8:30am on Monday morning either. It turns out that this very attractive formula works and students are flocking to them in droves. Have you tried a MOOC yet? If not, what’s stopping you? There’s no downside to giving one a try. I just learned about this great website called MOOC.ca that is a treasure trove of MOOC information and also sends out a newsletter about MOOCs. It has an extensive set of resources that describes what MOOCs are, how they work, and the history of the MOOC phenomenon, etc. So it’s a one-stop-shop to find out information about MOOCs and to see which MOOCs are about to start soon. Remember MOOCs can be on any topic, so find a subject that interests you and sign up! What are you waiting for? You might just learn something eh.
These heavily subscribed courses marry the best of both worlds: FREE and EASY ACCESS. You don’t have to take out a student loan to enrol in a MOOC, and you don’t have to show up in class at 8:30am on Monday morning either. It turns out that this very attractive formula works and students are flocking to them in droves. Have you tried a MOOC yet? If not, what’s stopping you? There’s no downside to giving one a try. I just learned about this great website called MOOC.ca that is a treasure trove of MOOC information and also sends out a newsletter about MOOCs. It has an extensive set of resources that describes what MOOCs are, how they work, and the history of the MOOC phenomenon, etc. So it’s a one-stop-shop to find out information about MOOCs and to see which MOOCs are about to start soon. Remember MOOCs can be on any topic, so find a subject that interests you and sign up! What are you waiting for? You might just learn something eh.
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Hey Eric! I'd like to share my post about MOOCs with you. Great blog and ideas--I write about elearning from an organizational perspective, so it's great to see the "other side" of higher ed, institutional elearning.
Thanks! -Jessica
http://jessicamartellodesigns.blogspot.com/2013/08/thoughts-on-hell-and-open-courseware.html
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