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MOOCs Observatory – Origins
What Was the First MOOC? by Cathy Davidson, September 27, 2013 Did you know that the first MOOC-like massive, open, online course was offered by HASTAC in 2006-2007? Of course, many insist that it was[…]
New Research Grants to Study Student Experiences & Systemic Impact of MOOCs
The MOOC Research Initiative, financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will award grants of $10,000 to $25,000 to researchers seeking to explore issues such as student experiences in MOOCs and the free courses’[…]
“The Search for Meaning” By Doug (Borderland)
Original post By: Doug in Borderland Via: Stephen Downes’ Web The plain fact is that the planet does not need more “successful” people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers[…]
VI International Seminar on Open Social Learning (V): The Role of Open Educational Resources in Personal Learning
VI International Seminar of the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning The Role of Open Educational Resources in Personal Learning. Stephen Downes. Senior Resercher for the National Research Council of Canada. Notes from the Open Social[…]
UNESCO Chair International Seminar 2009
‘Open Social Learning’ The VI International Seminar organized by the UOC-UNESCO Chair was held in Barcelona, Spain, on November 30th and December 1st 2009. To mark the end of the 2009 as the European Year[…]
Open Social Learning at the VI International Seminar
Open Social Learning will be the focus of the UOC UNESCO chair in e-Learning VI International Seminar, that will take place in Barcelona on November 30 and December 1 2009.This year, as part of[…]