Designing, Developing, and Running (Massive) Open Online Courses

[McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]]

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Colleagues/

IMHO > Most Excellent Recommendations by a noted MOOCer > George Siemens ....

George Siemens is a writer, theorist, speaker, and researcher on learning, networks, technology, analytics and visualization, openness, and organizational effectiveness in digital environments.[1] He is the author of the article Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age and the book Knowing Knowledge - an exploration of the impact of the changed context and characteristics of knowledge.

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In 2008, Siemens and Stephen Downes designed and taught an online, open course (also known as a Massive open online course, or MOOC) reported as a "landmark in the small but growing push toward 'open teaching.'"

[Wikipedia]

/Gerry

Slide presentation available via

[ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/10/designing-developing-and-running.html ]

Regards,

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
and
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University
152 Parks Library
Ames IA 500011

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