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Wed Aug 1 17:59:03 EDT 2012

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Colleagues/

IMHO > If there is only one presentation about MOOCs that you have time to experience, this is it !

/Gerry

In the last year, few acronyms have dominated higher education discussions and blogs more than MOOC. The first massive open online course appeared in 2008 but recent initiatives by universities like MIT and Stanford and organizations like Coursera and Udacity have brought the idea to the forefront. They have also raised questions about whether the rise of MOOCs spells opportunity or danger for higher education.

On Tuesday, July 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET, NGLC welcomed  George Siemens, creator of the first MOOC and associate director of the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute at Athabasca University, to discuss, "MOOCs: Open Online Courses as Levers for Change in Higher Education."

Links Available Via

[ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/08/moocs-open-online-courses-as-levers-for_1.html ]

Enjoy !

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
and
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University
152 Parks Library
Ames IA 50011

http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/

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