The report, authored by Ruth Graham, is a global review of cutting-edge practice in engineering education. It is informed by interviews with 178 thought leaders with knowledge of and experience with world-leading engineering programs, combined with case studies from four different universities. The report paints a rich picture of successful innovation in engineering education as well as some of its opportunities and challenges. more »
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This year edX gave researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) data on the second-by-second viewing habits of more than 100,000 learners perusing more than 6.9 million video sessions.
In a paper published this spring,… more »
This month there were quiet some interesting articles that are interesting to read. Here a selection more »
The research and production behind the Online Course Design Guide is a collaboration between the MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (MIT-OEIT) and the New Media Consortium (NMC):
to support instructional designers, educators, and fac… more »
The last month and half I have been traveling a lot and busy with our new plans. That means that I'm a little behind on blogging. This blog post is a summary of interesting articles in the last month or so.
Design responses to MOOC completion rates I… more »
Last monday MIT and Harvard organised an seminar on MOOCs. The official title was "Online Learning and the Future of Residential Education". Anka attended the conference on behave of the TU Delft. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman was one of the… more »
Yesterday I saw some tweets about a 'Mechanical MOOC' and I really had no idea what to expect. My first association was with Amazon's Mechanical turk, but I couldn't see that in regards to a MOOC.
In the press release it states:
The mechanical MOOC is… more »
The announcement from MIT and Harvard caused quiet some stir around the globe. It even was mentioned in the Dutch media. Normally they are not interested in Open Education. A couple of observations and questions I have:
Platform Why do all those Open… more »
Today MIT and Harvard announced a new platform edX. This is a platform for online education:
Harvard University and MIT today announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to e… more »
Deze week lanceerde MIT iets nieuws, namelijk MITx:
MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses through an online interactive learning platform that will:
organize and present course material to enable students to learn at their own pace
fe… more »