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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

It is well worth reading for any association that is reviewing its current education offering for members or considering implementing new technologies, such as an association learning management system. If you would like to learn more about what we can offer, please review our client success stories , or contact us with your questions.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

Class Central has reviewed and compiled a list of The Best Intro to Programming Courses for Data Science. This list is part of their Data Science Career Guide , a six-part series recommending the best online courses and MOOCs for people entering the data science industry. More info/register. Host: Venable LLP.

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Association eLearning vs Free Online Courses

WBT Systems

The following are the top reasons suggested to promote free, public online courses, such as MOOC s (Massive Open Online Course): Cost Efficiency : Lower costs of attendance and time-saving as a result of removing need to travel and ability to access content online at a time that suits the learner.

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9 Ways to Increase Online Student Engagement

WBT Systems

Instructors should review course requirements, provide estimates for the amount of time students should spend each week on coursework, and go over course materials. 2 – Frequently review learning outcomes. 2 – Frequently review learning outcomes. Reviewing what they’ve learned in notes or journaling. Solving a problem.

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Finding Radical Value in Core Competencies

Association Subculture

I frequently get the opportunity to review data sets from association surveys and time and again “professional development” and “networking” rank at or near the top of perceived value. Reframe Delivery – Massive open online courses or “MOOCs” are effectively disrupting the landscape. However, we also need to look at the actual data.

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Improve Student Success with an Online Learning Community

WBT Systems

Sandra Milligan, director of the Assessment Research Centre at the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education, analyzed data from more than 100,000 learners in the University of Melbourne’s MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). She identified five distinct levels of learning : Level 1: Reader – the online course serves as a textbook.

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