Tag Archives for MOOCs
Higher education needs a rethink to train tomorrow’s workforce
Today, students go off to college at age 18, spend four to six years there, graduate and go to work, often tens of thousands of dollars in debt. And if they dare to go another route, by postponing or breaking … Continue reading
Watch That Hand: Why Videos May Not Be the Best Medium for Knowledge Retention
From Khan Academy to massive open online courses (better known as MOOCs), digital instructional content is often delivered as videos. Yet Juan Cristobal Castro-Alonso argues that videos may not be the best medium when it comes to helping learners retain … Continue reading
Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?
From AI-driven personalized learning to virtual reality, online courses will need to innovate to address their credibility issues and fulfill their enormous promise There’s little doubt that online courses are proving popular with students all over the world. Massive Open … Continue reading