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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Countries that currently attract foreign students to their shores will need to brace for the impact on their local economies, as an ever-increasing proportion of students choose to gain an international education without leaving their home country.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Countries that currently attract foreign students to their shores will need to brace for the impact on their local economies, as an ever-increasing proportion of students choose to gain an international education without leaving their home country.

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Online Classes vs Traditional Classes – Find the Best for You

learnWorlds

In the case of distance learning, it may be most appropriate at colleges and universities. Research data consistently indicate that students strongly prefer distance education. They don’t believe that they sacrifice a quality education for the convenience of utilizing distance learning. Globally, over 1.2

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Second,to follow from Marshall McLuhan the Medium is the Pedagogy (first coined by Cousin (2005).

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] January 13-14, 2011 Being Global 2011: Strategies and Models for Internationalizing Canadian Higher Education, sponsored by Higher Education Strategy Associates, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. link] International Lifelong Learning in Europe Conference, 12 th , was held January 27-29, 2010 in Tuusula, Finland.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

[link] December 3-4, 2009 International LAMS and Learning Design Conference, 4 th , MacQuarie University, Sydney, Australia. link] December 4-6, 2009, Social, Global and Green: The California League of Middle Schools/California League of High Schools Technology Conference, Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California, USA.

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What is Online Learning? Brief History, Benefits & Limitations

learnWorlds

Period/Year Key Developments in Online Learning 1960s Beginnings of computer-based training (CBT) using mainframe computers. 1980s Emergence of teleconferencing and satellite-based distance learning. 2016 Rise of mobile learning with the proliferation of smartphones and tablets.