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How—and Why—We Can Improve the Future of Mobile Learning

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When Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs) were first introduced, people quickly realized these platforms could help students learn more effectively at their own pace on their own schedule. Despite this promising beginning, the role of mobile devices in the classroom and in education overall is still rather limited.

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Innovation In E-learning In The Last 10 Years

EdTech4Beginners

Let’s take a look at the some of the innovation in E-learning industry in the last 10 years: The Usage of Smartphones. Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. However, it has taken the e-learning industry by storm. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Learning Management System (LMS).

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

Edsurge

Phil Hill, a prominent edtech consultant, told me that because Africans are forced to introduce mobile, not as an add-on, but as a priority, “from day one, Africans optimize digital learning for mobile. Some observers predict that mobile learning will be the principal mode in Africa in this decade.

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

Hack Education

I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). Beyond the MOOC. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Learning to Code.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

Instructional Design for Mobile Learning. Prior Learning Assessment for Educators and Industry. IOC Athlete MOOC via Independent. College Readiness Math MOOC. iTDI Summer School MOOC For English Teachers. Go To Class | ★★★★★ ( 3 ratings ) | Next Session : 4th May, 2015. via Canvas.net.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

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There is some thought that a certain percentage of instruction must be digital to qualify as “blended learning,” but there is no clear industry standard. Challenge-Based Learning. Compared to traditional learning models, sufficient time, attention, and help are afforded to each student.” Mobile Learning.