NFE/1.0 Michigan Community College Association Virtual Learning Collaborative http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/ Michigan Community College Association Virtual Learning Collaborative en redwards@mccvlc.org May Michigan Community College Association Virtual Learning Collaborative Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:25 CST Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:25 CST Michigan Community College Association Virtual Learning Collaborative http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/images/hdr/hdr_lft2.jpg http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/ <![CDATA[Yale Joins the MOOC Club; Coursera Looks to Translate Existing Courses]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=3FFA019EC96495DBA6E01950303C1C32 3FFA019EC96495DBA6E01950303C1C32 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:25 CST from The Chronicle - Wired Campus Blog
May 16, 2013
By Steve Kolowich

For its part, Yale University has been a provider of free course content on the web since 2007 when they introduced Open Yale Courses, yet they have been quiet on the MOOC front.  That changed when they recently announced they would be offeri]]> <![CDATA[Three Out of 2U]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=DDAC686B2C991F345336F30A69FBE190 DDAC686B2C991F345336F30A69FBE190 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:13 CST from Inside Higher Education
May 17, 2013
By Ry Rivard

A month after Duke University stepped away from an arrangement with 2U and their Semester Online project, three other top-tier universities have said no.  The reasons all revolve around the financial arrangements with the third party vendor and quality.&nbs]]> <![CDATA[Georgia Tech to Offer a MOOC-Like Online Master's Degree, at Low Cost]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=9CAD6767E38351E6CAEC1AFA46FD63FF 9CAD6767E38351E6CAEC1AFA46FD63FF Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:43 CST from The Chronicle
May 14, 2013
By Jeffrey R. Young

 

The Georgia Institute of Technology has sealed an agreement with Udacity, a company that runs massive open online courses, to offer a completely online master's degree in computer science with a ver]]> <![CDATA[MOOC Skeptics at the Top]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=1752C332F3485E6BA93F48417874A285 1752C332F3485E6BA93F48417874A285 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:10:07 CST from Inside Higher Ed
May 2, 2013
By Scott Jaschik

While the public fanfare for MOOCs continues and more colleges and universities move forward with MOOC development - privately higher ed leaders are not so sure that MOOCs will provide access and reduce costs.  Read full article 186D74A8AF953D3403083822189EAE49 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:18 CST from Inside Higher Ed
April 30, 2013
By Ry Rivard


Duke University, a member of the MOOC provider Coursera, will not be part of the 2U Semester Online program.  The university faculty have voted to not move forward with the Semester Online program.  The main reason for the rejection - concerns abou]]> <![CDATA[Why Some Colleges are Saying No to MOOCs, at Least for Now]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=77495A6C5606843792918435842AF5BE 77495A6C5606843792918435842AF5BE Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:31 CST from The Chronicle
by Steven Kolowich
May 3, 2013

There has been on run on the MOOC companies - like edX and Coursera - especially by the very elite insitutions of higher ed.  So why did Amherst College say 'No" to the request to join?  Interestingly it wasn't about the money, but more about t]]> <![CDATA[5 Hurdles to OER Adoption]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=464A04C2C8486F09B69ED2AA12465842 464A04C2C8486F09B69ED2AA12465842 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:12 CST From Campus Technology
by Bridget McCrea
April 24, 2013

Innovators that utilize open educational resources, OERs, highlight five obstacles to adoption and provide some advice on how to get past them.  Read full article 3B6871C48CBBB0754C7F483A0545BFB2 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:19 CST from Inside Higer Ed
by Scott Jaschik
April 23, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- "Some community colleges are exploring ways to use massive open online courses and open educational resources in their]]> <![CDATA[Bill to Create 'New University of California' Dies]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=0355F914C6FD817B3B334581F9519336 0355F914C6FD817B3B334581F9519336 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:28 CST from Inside Higher Ed
April 18, 2013

"A bill is dead to create a fourth college system in California to award credit and degrees to students but offer no courses, according to the head of the state Assembly's higher education committee."  Read full articleF33AE83C55BF04516937CD9C3D82C74E Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:51:20 CST from The Chronicle
April 15, 2013
By Kelly Field


The US Department of Education has announced that it will revisit both the gainful employment and state authorization regulations that were both struck down in court two years ago.  The Department stated in the notice that t]]> <![CDATA[Regulating Distance Ed]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=D2BC2D521C3CBF7479E99AD7CBCD26D1 D2BC2D521C3CBF7479E99AD7CBCD26D1 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:07:55 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
<![CDATA[California State U. System Will Expand MOOC Experiment]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=C96A7BC570DCD75926C797E569C12D48 C96A7BC570DCD75926C797E569C12D48 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:12:05 CST From The Chronicle
April 10, 2012
By Steve Kolowich


Last fall San Jose State University made news when they announced a partnership with edX - the non-profit provider of MOOCs - to incorporate edX course materials in SJSU courses.  The univers]]> <![CDATA[Clearing Up Accessibility for Distance Education Administrators: Accommodating the New Students]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=2C8581DEB7C9F3DF4AFCA98EF1844200 2C8581DEB7C9F3DF4AFCA98EF1844200 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:49:41 CST from The Evolllution
by Elizabeth Simpson

An article targeted at distance education administrators, promoting the benefits of ensuring web accessibility. The article also provides some helpful ideas on ways to accommodate for students with LD and ADD in online courses.

Read the full article here: F3AF1A4B41DDE5ADF0FFAEFAF9840B99 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:29:40 CST

from Inside Higer Ed
744330E053989D812EEAB60D223618BC Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:45:01 CST from the ITC NewsDesk
March 13, 2013
By Christine Mullins

Senate bill would have made fully-online learners ineligible to receive Pell Grant funding to pay for living expenses
 

On Tuesday, March 12 the Senate released its version of a “continuing resolution” (CR)]]> <![CDATA[California May Require Colleges to Give Credit for Outside, Online Courses]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=43B0DB7D922583ECD070FA56B29B279B 43B0DB7D922583ECD070FA56B29B279B Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:51:08 CST

from The Chronicle - the Ticker
by Charles Huckabee

 

The Ca]]> <![CDATA[Open-Education Company Helps Develop Textbook-Free Associate Degree]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=035B9CC4D5FB2173E441F6BDC34C8359 035B9CC4D5FB2173E441F6BDC34C8359 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:34:00 CST from The Chronicle - Wired Campus Blog
March 11, 2013
By Jake New

There are several barriers to faculty acceptance of open textbooks - and a new company, Lumen Learning, is poised to help overcome those barriers.  David Wi]]> <![CDATA[Measuring the MOOC Dropout Rate]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=1005AACCA80B1074BA6F19148CF52E36 1005AACCA80B1074BA6F19148CF52E36 Sat, 9 Mar 2013 17:49:32 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
<![CDATA[A GPS for Education and Careers is Available]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=FAB318BFEFF58B33ED48950F9C4FB502 FAB318BFEFF58B33ED48950F9C4FB502 Sat, 9 Mar 2013 17:22:46 CST from the Center for Digital Education
By Tanya Roscorla
on February 21, 2013

Dubbed as the GPS app that could help colleges speed up graduation and help students chart a clear career course - the Education and Career Positioning System (ECPS), helps students navigate]]> <![CDATA[ Open content discussion starts in Legislature A bill would back open source educational materials. ]]> http://www.mccvlc.org/%7Estaff/news_details.cfm?rowID=FB1DD170AA98751904980D1E69BC0FC3 FB1DD170AA98751904980D1E69BC0FC3 Sat, 9 Mar 2013 17:13:53 CST from The Minnesota Daily
By Cody Nelson
March 06, 2013

Minnesota legislature is taking up a bill that would provide an 'open educational resources council' made up of faculty across the state that would assist with the development of open textbooks for colleges students at state insti]]>