World History
This is an interesting article about "the seismic shift" in online learning that may reshape higher education. Coursera is the year old company that is bringing together the consortium of universities. They expect to offer over 100 free online courses in the fall but admit that there is still a lot to work out. Will students ever get real college credit for the courses? How will they deal with cheating on the online assignments or assessments? My thanks to my colleague, Feff Feinstein, who sent me the link to this story.
- Free Medieval History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- First 5 Minutes Of Class
What do you do with the first 5 minutes of class? James M. Lang, professor of English and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College, in Worcester, Mass., suggests that by making some small changes, we can grab students'...
- Mooc Free Summer Courses
With summer approaching very quickly (yes I still have students until June 18th!), there may be time for you to recharge and try something else. One thing you might want to do is to take free courses online called a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)....
- Sal Khan And John Hennessy On Online Education: The Full D10 Interview
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- More Free Classes From Princeton, Stanford, And Others
A History of the World from 1300, from Princeton, no less. But you have to wait until the fall when it will be available to the public. In the meantime, especially with summer on the way, you can console yourself with the other 450 free courses available...
World History
Universities Reshaping Education on the Web
- Free Medieval History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- First 5 Minutes Of Class
What do you do with the first 5 minutes of class? James M. Lang, professor of English and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College, in Worcester, Mass., suggests that by making some small changes, we can grab students'...
- Mooc Free Summer Courses
With summer approaching very quickly (yes I still have students until June 18th!), there may be time for you to recharge and try something else. One thing you might want to do is to take free courses online called a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)....
- Sal Khan And John Hennessy On Online Education: The Full D10 Interview
...
- More Free Classes From Princeton, Stanford, And Others
A History of the World from 1300, from Princeton, no less. But you have to wait until the fall when it will be available to the public. In the meantime, especially with summer on the way, you can console yourself with the other 450 free courses available...