ELI is offering an online program on MOOCs – a hot topic among CNI members.
–Joan Lippincott
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A reminder that the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s Spring Focus Session will have as its theme “Learning and the MOOC.” Over the past year, the massive open online course (MOOC) has emerged as a significantly different course model. But how robust is the MOOC as a vehicle for learning?
Dates are April 3 and 4, from noon to 5 pm ET each day. Info, agenda, and registration information is at:
http://www.educause.edu/eli/events/eli-online-spring-focus-session
Sampling of speakers:
Phil Hill and Michael Feldstein (Mindware and e-literate blog): Everything You Think You Know About MOOCs Could Be Wrong
Cathy Sandeen, Vice President, American Council on Education: MOOCs for Credit: Current State-of-the-Art
Ellen Junn, Provost, San Jose State University: MOOC Environments at San Jose State University
Phil Long, University of Queensland: MOOCs and Campus Practice
Ang Nguyen, Stacey Clawson, Gates Foundation: Digging into MOOC Mania: One Investor’s Key Research Questions and Approach
MOOC provider panel with Coursera, edX, Academic Partnerships, Instructure
Malcolm Brown
Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
mbrown@educause.edu