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A different view of MOOCs

Mark Smithers

This morning Richard Grusin posted a series of twenty tweets presenting a highly critical and thought provoking view of MOOCs. MOOCs are the bastard children of 1980s cyber-utopianism and post-1945 economic neoliberalism. Richard Grusin (@rgrusin) March 12, 2013. Richard Grusin (@rgrusin) March 12, 2013.

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GlobalEdCon 2013 Day Four + Helping the New Grassroots Projects

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Today is day four of the 2013 Global Education Conference. PROJECT: Student Visits-Exchanges-Collaborations PROJECT: MOOCs PROJECT: Google Helpouts PROJECT: Uniting Around One Social Cause PROJECT: International Co-Teaching A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” You can learn anything online, Siegler argued.

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2013 Global Education Conference Kicks Off Today - List of Sessions

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Jerry Blumengarten The 2013 Global Education Conference starts today! I only wish I didn''t need to sleep, so I could attend them all live!" -Dr. Jessie Voigts "Thanks for providing this global forum that truly flattens the world of learning." If you haven''t attended our annual Global Education Conference, you are in for a treat! Martinez H.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

Beyond the MOOC. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. Social Justice. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. The Compulsion for Data.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

Beyond the MOOC. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. Social Justice. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. The Compulsion for Data.

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Do the “basics” change over time?

The Principal of Change

October 25, 2013 Learning From Eric Sheninger July 27, 2011 Tell More Stories September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC July 28, 2010 You Should Read…(July 28, 2010) February 12, 2017 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting February 27, 2017 #IMMOOC. Bear with me.

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