As the education landscape continues to evolve, and shift more and more to digital systems and platforms, the industry as a whole seems ripe for disruption. Currently, education is a 7 trillion dollar industry. Trillion with a T. That equals more than the combined GDP of Italy, France, and the UK. The infographic below, from Knewton, [...]
In just under six years, the term MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) has gone from a vague, abstract idea to becoming, "the academic buzzword du jour."Chris Parr,Times Higher Education, "Mooc creators criticise courses’ lack of creativity," 17 October 2013 In just the past few years, MOOCs have exploded. Companies like Coursera, EdX, Udemy, Khan Academy and countless others, paved [...]
In a nutshell, My Elements is, "A knowledge sharing web based network seeking to create change and collaboration by harnessing the power of common interests and ideas."
On Sunday, March 30th, Coursera launched its first Android application. Coursera has developed a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that, "combines mastery-based learning principles with video lectures, interactive content and a global community of peers, offering students from around the world a unique online learning experience."
In what seems to be a last ditch money grab before the education bubble bursts, UNCG just announced a new online Doctorate of Education Degree in Kinesiology.
Brainly group was created in mid 2012 following the successful performance of the concept in Europe. The group consists of multiple social learning networks, each creating an online community where students help each other by solving subject specific problems and exchange knowledge.
MOOC's like Corsera, Khan Academy, Udacity, and edx are taking over the online educations space. As the largest of these MOOCs are free or nearly free for users, the Chronicle of Higher Education took a look at where the funding is coming from. The results are pretty astounding.
The internet is continuing to transform the education landscape. No longer are students physically bound to a university or institution. The build up was slow, but online education is in the exponential, hockey stick phase of growth.
