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How free online courses are changing the traditional liberal arts education<\/strong><\/a> — from PBS.org
\nAs tuition costs continue to rise, it seems counterintuitive that professors at top universities would give away their courses for free. But that’s exactly what they’re doing, on web-based platforms known as “Massive Open Online Courses.” Spencer Michels reports on how a boom in online learning could change higher education.<\/em><\/p>\n

Excerpt from<\/em> Under the cloud of knowledge deficiency<\/a> <\/strong>— from xED Book by George Siemens:<\/em><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve been tagging interesting articles and websites since 2011 here on Diigo<\/a>. My co-author, Bonnie Stewart, has been tagging MOOC articles here on Delicious<\/a>. If you don\u2019t feel like reading hundreds of articles, Sir John Daniel provides a solid analysis of MOOCs<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to look at the peer reviewed MOOC articles<\/a>. Several colleagues have found Clay \u201cthe McGuyver of MP3 metaphors \u2013 explaining all phenomenon in the world through the lens of MP3?s and Napster since 1999? Shirky\u2019s evaluation of MOOCs helpful: Napster, Udacity, and the Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the MOOC Hype: Answers to the five biggest MOOC questions (Part 1)<\/strong><\/a> — from the EvoLLLution NewsWire<\/p>\n

Beyond the MOOC hype: Answers to the five biggest MOOC questions (Part 2)<\/strong> <\/a>— from the EvoLLLution NewsWire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MOOCS, online learning, and the wrong conversation<\/strong><\/a> — from insidehighered.com by Joshua Kim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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